defined benefit

To DB or Not DB?
Workplace Issues

To DB or Not DB?

Sponsors seek to tackle the rising costs and onerous administrative burdens of defined-benefit pension plans.
By | December 4, 2017
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Pension Reforms Worsening Income Gap
Retirement Plans

Pension Reforms Worsening Income Gap

Study highlights negative effects of conversion of defined-benefit plans into defined-contribution plans.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | May 18, 2015
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For Performance, 401(k) Plans Can’t Touch Pensions
Retirement Plans

For Performance, 401(k) Plans Can’t Touch Pensions

A new analysis shows that the performance gap in 2011, the most recent year for which research is complete, was the most in almost 20 years.
By David McCann | May 28, 2013
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Repairing a Pension Plan
Workplace Issues

Repairing a Pension Plan

A treasurer lays out the options for erasing the shortfall in a defined-benefit pension plan.
By Patrick Guido | March 14, 2013
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Ford’s Risky Pension Gambit
Tax

Ford’s Risky Pension Gambit

The automaker, claimed to be the first plan sponsor to offer retirees the option of taking a lump-sum payout versus an annuity, could be victimized by the choices they make.
By David McCann | May 8, 2012
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Easing the Pain of Defined-Benefit Pension Plans
Risk

Easing the Pain of Defined-Benefit Pension Plans

Many plan sponsors are preoccupied with asset allocation in the context of expected investment returns, but it&spamp;rsquo;s volatility that causes shortfalls in funded ratios.
By Kimberlee Lisella | May 2, 2012
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