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Defined Benefit Plan
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Why Cash Balance Plans are Sophisticated, Effective and Incredibly Frustrating
'It's going to be a hot topic for many years to come,' says Jake Rushton
Pensions See Strongest Policy and Market Environments in Years
“Defined Benefit (DB) pension plans in the United States are emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic into one of…
Comparing Public and Private Asset Allocations
The National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators hosted a webinar in May digging into the new Public…
No Improvement in Pension Funding Despite Stock Market Rise
The funded status of the nation’s largest corporate pension plans started and finished 2020 at the same level.…
Is There Really a Retirement Crisis?
NOT TO DIMINISH the severity of recent coronavirus-fueled market events, but it’s not exactly news to note the…
Combating The Washington Post’s Ridiculous 401k Criticism
Democracy dies in darkness, and so apparently do retirement plans. The Bezos-owned Washington Post is out with a…
Global Retirement Assets Bounce Back—Big Time
Strong gains in the largest equity markets worldwide caused global retirement assets to soar in 2019, according to…
Alarming Number of Retirees Rely Solely on Social Security
A new report finds that a large portion—40%—of older Americans rely only on Social Security income in retirement.…
Nearly Half of Families Have ‘No Retirement Savings,’ However …
Whom to believe? New research from the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute finds that the shift to defined contribution…
‘World’s Best’ Pension System Facing a Crisis
As an unabashed supporter of a shift to 401k-style plans for retirement security, it catches our eye when…