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What is a Pension?
Pensions are income streams guaranteed to employees upon their retirement. A Pension is a type of Defined Benefit Plan in which your employer promises to pay you a certain amount every month for the rest of your life.
Employers who are part of the pension plans are sometimes called pensioners. An employer retains the funds in a trust, usually, and everyone’s pension assets are pooled together in what’s called a Pension Fund.
The employer bears the investment risk of the assets, and takes full responsibility to pay the pension amount guaranteed to employees. The amount of the payments depends on many factors, such as your age, your salary, and the amount of years you have worked for the company.
Of course, keep in mind that if your employer goes bankrupt, your pension is usually gone, and the pension liabilities sometimes contribute to such bankruptcies if the employers don’t manage the assets well.
Pensions have been used less in the last 30 years since the advent of 401(k)s and other alternatives. Existing pensions are often closed, meaning they aren’t taking in new employees to the plan, but will continue to administer the existing plan.
How Do I Invest Money in My Pension?
Will My Pension Payments Affect My Social Security Payments?
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What is the Debt-to-Equity Ratio?
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What is an ABA Routing Transit Number?
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What is an Annuity?
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What Kinds of Social Security Benefits Exist?
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How Do I Prepare a Will?
More complicated wills usually require the help of an attorney who can help you and guide you through the process
What Kinds of Overlays are Used in Chart Patterns?
Overlays are technical supplements which help to interpret the data of a normal price chart
Can I Take a Lump-Sum Distribution From My Pension Plan?
There is no guaranteed option to make lump-sum distributions from pension plans
What is foreign debt?
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