Calculating the Value of a Pension Buyout Offer
One way to evaluate a...
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Pension Plan
The term pension plan is synonymous with pension. Please refer to the Annuity Digest glossary definition for pension which can be viewed here: http://www.annuitydigest.com/pension/definition
Record High Deficits for Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Defined benefit pension plans are the traditional and increasingly rare type of pension plans offered through employers. In contrast to defined contribution pension plans such as the 401(k), participants in defined benefit (“DB”) plans receive contractually guaranteed income and assume none of the risks (investment risk, interest rate risk , longevity risk , etc) associated with producing that lifetime income stream. The problem is that defined benefit plans are scarce, and many of...
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Why Low Interest Rates Increase the Cost of Your Personal Pension Plan
Retirees and those saving for retirement should think of themselves as the managers of their own personal...
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Why Your Retirement Just Became More Expensive
The extreme gyrations in the stock market over the past week create great headlines and quite a bit of trading activity. Equally if not more important for retirees, however, is the related action in bond markets.
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GAO Retirement Income Study Bullish on Annuities
At the request of Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) just released a study that provides an assessment of the current state of the retirement income market in the United States.
For those interested in retirement income, the study is full of interesting data and conclusions. Some...
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