Voluntary Retirement Plans
Plan Fund Change Mines 403b Effective 5-13-25
For employees looking to save money for retirement in addition to the mandatory contribution, Mines offers several options; 401(k), 401(k) Roth, 403(b) Plan, 403(b) Plan-Roth, 457 and 457- Roth. Participation in these plans is voluntary and employees can enroll, change contribution amounts, or end participation at any time.
All beneficiary assignments for retirement are directly made in Corebridge or PERA.
Please note that for all voluntary retirement plans, there are no Mines contributions.
Mines 403(b) Plan
The Mines 403(b) plan offers investment in a variety of independent mutual funds as well as a self-directed brokerage option. The plan offers both a traditional pre-tax account and a Roth Option. Services including free financial advising are provided through Corebridge Financial Services. For more information please contact Corebridge Financial Advisors (information below). To enroll in the 403(b) or change contribution amounts please log in to Workday.
Peter Dreifuss
Corebridge Retirement Services
- 720.618.2218
- 720.962.8000 (District Offices)
- peter.dreifuss@corebridgefinancial.com
Courtney Watson
Corebridge Retirement Services
- 719.396.4647
- courtney.watson@corebridgefinancial.com
Financial Advising appointments are available for ALL MINES employees whether you are enrolled in the MDCP or PERA DB or DC plans.
PERA Plus Program
This program is open to employees regardless of eligibility to participate in the PERA Defined Benefit Plan. The PERAPlus program offers both 401(k) plan and 457 plan options. Both traditional pre-tax and Roth options are available. For more information please see the PERAPlus website at:
Link to PERAPlus: (Click here)
Enrollment in the PERAPlus 401(k) and 457 voluntary retirement savings plans is available at any time. Both plans offer the same PERAdvantage investment options and Empower Retirement is the recordkeeper for both plans.
Enrollment in the 401(k) made through Workday.
If you need to enroll in or make a change to your 457 plans and you participate in the mandatory PERA DB or DC retirement plans participant log into your Pera Plus account to enroll.
If you need to enroll in the 457 and participate in the MDCP mandatory retirement plan please submit 457 Participant Information Form to the HR office (Guggenheim 110) in person or email without your SSN to benefits@mines.edu. Once processed this will allow you to create a PERAplus account, then you can log in and make elections. Once your 457 changes are approved, PERA sends a report to Mines to complete your deductions.
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