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Retirement Planning Pensions

Pensions

If you're one of the few Americans with a pension, you have a unique set of decisions to make, including when to take your benefits, how they'll affect your spouse, and how to plan for taxes.

Retirement Planning
  • Retirement Savings Accounts
  • IRA
  • Social Security
  • 401K
  • Pensions
  • Estate Planning
  • Senior Care
  • Annuities

Lump-Sum Payment Definition

A lump-sum payment is a large sum that is paid in one single payment instead of installments

  • Superannuation Definition

  • Lump Sum vs. Regular Pension Payments: What's the Difference?

  • Cash Balance Pension Plan Definition

  • Provident Fund vs. Pension Fund: What's the Difference?

  • Liability Driven Investment (LDI) Definition

  • How Congress Retirement Pay Compares to the Overall Average

  • What Is the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and How Does It Work?

  • Simplified Employee Pension (SEP)

  • Receiving Inherited Pension Benefit Payments From Deceased Parents

  • Replacement Rate

  • Registered Retirement Savings vs. Registered Pension: What's the Difference?

  • Top Pro Athlete Pension Plans

  • Pension Plan Definition

  • Can Blockchain Solve the Global Retirement Crisis?

  • Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. Defined Contribution Plan
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    Pension Adjustment (PA)

  • How to Protect Your Pension in Divorce
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    Keogh Plan
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    Defined-Benefit Plan

  • Pension Adjustment Reversal (PAR)

  • Central Provident Fund (CPF)

  • Retirement Plans: Pensions vs. Social Security
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    Underfunded Pension Plan

  • The Investing Risk of Underfunded Pension Plans
  • UK Pension Pounds

    Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP)

  • Is Your Defined-Benefit Pension Plan Safe?

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    Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
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    Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP) Definition

  • Money Purchase Pension Plan Definition
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    What is the Teacher Retirement System (TRS)?
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    Salary Reduction Simplified Employee Pension Plan (SARSEP)

  • How Does the Canada Pension Plan Differ from Social Security?
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    5 Ways to Protect Pensions From Nursing Homes
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    Pension Protection Act of 2006
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    Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP)

  • Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPPB)

  • Year's Maximum Pensionable Earnings (YMPE)

  • Pay-As-You-Go Pension Plan
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    Actuarial Valuation

  • Registered Pension Plan (RPP)

  • Unfunded Pension Plan

  • What Are the Steps to Apply for a Canada Pension Plan (CPP)?
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    Canada Pension Plan (CPP)

  • What Is a Corporate Pension Plan?

  • The Gatekeepers: Consultants Hold the Key

  • Cash Balance Pensions: Pros, Cons for Small Biz

  • Pension Risk Transfer

  • Fully Funded

  • Pension Pillar Definition
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    Can I Get a Loan Against My Pension?
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    What Is a 412(i) Plan?

  • Funded Status

  • Pension Plan Administrator

  • What does amortization mean in the context of a pension plan?

  • Overfunded Pension Plan

  • Pension Shortfall

  • Pension Maximization

  • The Government Pension Investment Fund (Japan)

  • Flat Benefit Formula

  • Statement Of Changes In Net Assets Available For Pension Benefits

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