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2. What are pension plans? - AOL

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   Pension plans are a type of retirement plan where an employer commits to pay a set monthly amount to employees when they retire. The amount is usually based on the employee’s salary and years of ...

3. Retirement plans in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Types of retirement plans. Retirement plans are classified as either defined benefit plans or defined contribution plans, depending on how benefits are determined.. In a defined benefit (or pension) plan, benefits are calculated using a fixed formula that typically factors in final pay and service with an employer, and payments are made from a trust fund specifically dedicated to the plan.

4. Defined benefit pension plan - Wikipedia

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   Defined benefit (DB) pension plan is a type of pension plan in which an employer/sponsor promises a specified pension payment, lump-sum, or combination thereof on retirement that depends on an employee's earnings history, tenure of service and age, rather than depending directly on individual investment returns. Traditionally, many governmental ...

5. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation - Wikipedia

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   The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ( PBGC) is a United States federally chartered corporation created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to encourage the continuation and maintenance of voluntary private defined benefit pension plans, provide timely and uninterrupted payment of pension benefits, and keep ...

6. Public employee pension plans in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The pension replacement rate, or percentage of a worker's pre-retirement income that the pension replaces, varies significantly across states and benefit tiers within state retirement systems. Whether or not a worker is enrolled in social security can significantly impact how secure a public worker’s retirement is.

7. How Social Security benefits work - AOL

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   Social Security benefits are based on a sliding scale, which is designed to help low-wage earners who need retirement income most. In other words, higher earners get lower percentages of salary ...