Dallas ERF - Employees Retirement Fund of the City of Dallas

05/12/2023

Check out his weeks FUND FACT!

05/11/2023

Protect your online accounts with an extra layer of security! Enable two-factor authentication to keep your information safe. "

05/09/2023

Restricted Prior Service Credit is a benefit for Tier B members. Restricted prior service credit is granted for employment with federal, state or local government entities. Restricted prior service credit is used to increase credited service years to be used for vesting and retirement eligibility, but not toward calculating benefits. To be eligible, you must apply for restricted prior service credit no later than three years after your start date. The application is located on our website, www.dallaserf.org/forms.

05/05/2023

Check out this weeks FUND FACT!

05/03/2023

Our President and CEO, Dr. Judy Monroe, joined a powerful panel on women's leadership and the modern C-suite at today's Milken Institute 2023 Global Conference.

Panel participants— which, in addition to Dr. Monroe, included Katie O'Reilly, managing director, Prosek Partners and senior advisor, Milken Institute; Cheryl Alston, executive director and chief investment officer, Dallas ERF - Employees Retirement Fund of the City of Dallas; John Gerzema, CEO, The Harris Poll; Sophie Shulman, CEO, Qu**rs Uplifting Qu**rs; Hanneke Smits, CEO, BNY Mellon Investment Management—shared data and lived examples of how a diverse workforce creates a stronger, more effective environment through which an organization can succeed.

05/01/2023

Chatbots and Voice-Cloning Fuel Rise in AI-Powered Scams

There has been a recent rise in scam calls using AI tech to clone the voice of your loved ones and manipulate you for money. Though often referred to as "The Grandparents Scam" these fraudsters can target anyone. Select the below article to learn more-

Cybercrime experts warn that new tech offers scammers frighteningly effective tools

04/28/2023

What is a lump sum?

04/27/2023

What is a Designee?

04/22/2023

Happy Earth Day everyone! Take a moment to appreciate our beautiful planet! 🌍🌳🌻

04/19/2023

Looking for something to do for mothers day? Check out this event from Dallas Park and Recreation. Details below.

04/18/2023

If you are currently receiving a pension and plan to change banks be sure to fill out ERF's Direct Deposit Authorization form to ensure your pension payments proceed without issues. Direct Deposit Authorizations must be received by the 10th of the month to ensure any changes are made before payroll processes. If you have any questions, call ERF at 214.580.7700. Select the following link to the Direct Deposit Authorization Form.https://www.dallaserf.org/sites/default/files/2022-12/Direct%20Deposit%20Authorization.pdf

04/17/2023

It's time for some digital spring cleaning! Make sure your home address, email and phone number are correct in myERF. Retirees and beneficiaries can update their information in myERF. Active employees can update their email in myERF but must update your phone number and address in workday to be correct in myERF.

04/14/2023

myERF will be temporarily unavailable April 15th.

04/13/2023

Check out part 3 of Olusina Ogunleye's retirement advice!

04/12/2023

Our member Olusina Ogunleye's Retriee Advice part 2!

04/11/2023

Olusina gave so much great advice we are sharing it across three days! Thank you Olusina! Check out Olusina Ogunleye's advice to members-

04/10/2023

Tax day is coming up on April 18th! Retirees and Beneficiaries your pension tax documents are available in your myERF account.

04/05/2023

Happy National Walking Day! Let's take a step towards a healthier lifestyle by enjoying a walk today.

03/28/2023

We asked our retirees what advice they would give other members. Here's what advice this retiree had to give! -

03/28/2023

🆕Introducing Fund Facts! We have searched through the archives and found some interesting and informative facts to share with you about the fund. Keep an eye out for our Fund Fact of the day!

03/24/2023

Taxes After Retirement

Curious about your taxes after retirement? Check out our Taxes After Retirement Webinar with ERF's Financial Planning & Analysis Manager Saki Vimal.

The Employees’ Retirement Fund Accounting Department representative will talk about how your taxes may differ after you retire. For this seminar ERF's Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, Saki Vimal will discuss topics like how much your pension may be taxed, what you should do if you plan on li...

03/23/2023

The deadline to submit your Taxes is April 18th. Retiree's and Beneficiaries, your 1099r's were sent in the mail in January and are currently available in your myERF account.

03/21/2023

We asked our retirees what advice they would give other members. Here's what advice this retiree had to give!-

03/20/2023

Happy 1st day of SPRING!

03/20/2023

Dairy Queen Free Cone Day is Monday, March 20, 2023!

Dairy Queen is having free Cone Day today! 🍦 Visit the link for more information.

Everyone's favorite Free DQ Cone Day is March 20, 2023! Get your Dairy Queen vanilla cone at all participating DQ locations, and enjoy a sweet treat on us!

03/17/2023

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

03/14/2023

The ERF website is under system maintenance and will be temporarily unavailable intermittently today, March 14th.

03/14/2023

We asked our retirees what advice they would give other members. Here's what this retired member had to say!-

03/10/2023

Don't forget to Spring Forward this weekend!

03/08/2023

Happy International Women's Day!

03/04/2023

Giveaway Coming Soon

Nothing Bundt Cakes is giving away free oreo bundt cakes for the first 111 customers March 6th! See more information below.

03/02/2023

What is a Beneficiary? A person who is entitled to a payment of monthly benefits on the death of an active member, inactive member or retiree.

03/01/2023

Retiree Spotlight - Desi Tanner

Introducing Retiree Spotlight! We are spotlighting our retirees and asking them about their retirement, advice and more! This Retiree Spotlight features Desi Tanner who has worked for the City of Dallas for almost 30 years! He tells us about what hes doing in retirement and so much more!

02/28/2023

myERF will be down for maintenance March 3rd-5th. Regular myERF account access should resume March 6th. Thank you for your understanding.

02/24/2023

Do you have questions about your 401k or 457b? City of Dallas Fidelity representatives Josh George is available to take appointments. Select the following link to schedule an appointment- https://nb.fidelity.com/public/nb/cityofdallas/contactus/schedule-a-meeting

02/22/2023

The Pre-Retirement Seminar for March 30th has reached full capacity and is now closed. If you were not able to register for this seminar we will have another in person seminar on August 17th. We will also have a Pre-Retirement Webinar Series in June.

Recordings of our previous Pre-Retirement Webinars are also available on our website at https://www.dallaserf.org/pensioneducation under webinars.

02/22/2023

Our in person Pre-Retirement Seminar is back! The first in peson seminar will be March 30th. To register to attend the seminar select the following link - https://mailchi.mp/dallaserf/in-person-pre-retirement-webinar

02/21/2023

We asked our retirees what advice they would give other members. Here's what advice Desi Tanner had to give!-

02/17/2023

Wondering if you are saving enough for retirement? Check out Fidelity's Saving and Spending Check Up quiz. - https://communications.fidelity.com/wi/2015/savingsandspendingcheckup/

02/16/2023

The ERF Office will be closed February 20th in Observance of Presidents Day!
ERF cerrará el 20 de febrero para celebrar el Día de los Presidentes.