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2. Retirement planning - Wikipedia

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   The goal of retirement planning is to achieve financial independence . The process of retirement planning aims to: [1] Assess readiness-to-retire given a desired retirement age and lifestyle, i.e., whether one has enough money to retire. Identify actions to improve readiness-to-retire. Acquire financial planning knowledge.

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. 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 ...

5. What are annuities and how do they work? - AOL

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   An annuity is a contract that provides someone a stream of income, typically in retirement, in exchange for money paid into the annuity. People often invest in annuities as part of their broader ...

6. Q&A: Retirement in America is broken. Here's why and what ...

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   The system is broken because it depends upon your 25-year-old niece or nephew to start saving 7.6% of their pay every paycheck and leave it there for 42 years and invest it optimally, and then ...

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

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   Statewide retirement systems account for the bulk of unfunded liabilities in the US. State Pension plans account for approximately 88% of all unfunded liabilities of non-federal retirement systems. While national aggregates provide insight into larger trends, the funded ratio of state pension plans vary significantly by state.