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  2. U.S. prime rate - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. prime rate is in principle the interest rate at which a supermajority (3/4ths) of large banks loan money to their most creditworthy corporate clients. [1] As such, it serves as the de facto floor for private-sector lending, and is the baseline from which common "consumer" interest rates are set (e.g. credit card rates).

  3. Baby boomers - Wikipedia

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    In the United Kingdom, the rate of home ownership of Baby Boomers was 75% and "the real value of estates passing on death has more than doubled over the past 20 years", according to a 2017 report by the Resolution Foundation. For this reason, the transfer of wealth between the baby boomers and their children, the millennials, will prove highly ...

  4. Mortgage - Wikipedia

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    However, in the United States, the average interest rates for fixed-rate mortgages in the housing market started in the tens and twenties in the 1980s and have (as of 2004) reached about 6 per cent per annum. However, gross borrowing costs are substantially higher than the nominal interest rate and amounted for the last 30 years to 10.46 per cent.

  5. Defined benefit pension plan - Wikipedia

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    The plan document has to allow for the automatic lump sum payment. However, you must begin to receive your benefits no later than April 1 of the calendar year next following the last year of employment or calendar year you reach age 70 1 ⁄ 2, whichever is later. [7] 88 percent of public employees are covered by a defined benefit pension plan. [8]

  6. Income tax in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Top individual tax rates were lowered in 2004 to 35% and tax rates on dividends and capital gains lowered to 15%, though these changes were enacted to expire with the end of the year 2010 to avoid the Byrd Rule for maintaining fiscal responsibility.

  7. Military retirement (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Since the Second World War, the baseline of military retirement has been the 20-year retirement. [6] Under such a program, service members have been eligible for retirement payments after 20 years of active duty. [7] [8] Service members received a defined benefit payment upon retirement, payable until the death of the beneficiary. The benefit ...

  8. Congressional pension - Wikipedia

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    The accrual rate is 1.7% for the first 20 years and 1.0% for each year beyond the 20th. The basic retirement annuity under FERS is equal to the (Average High-3 Salary x .017 x Years of Service through 20 years)+(High-3 Salary x .01 x Years of Service over 20)= Annual Pension Members who began congressional service before 1984 and who elected to ...

  9. Retirement plans in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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.