Sears’ pensions are protected and that’s great. But the company’s pension funding troubles are another indicator of why traditional company pensions are gone for good.
Forbes post, “Retirement Savings And Pension Funding 101 (Some Actuary-Splaining)”
Yeah, I seem unable to make up my mind: “we need simple consistent retirement advice for everyone” one day, “maybe level percents of pay aren’t all they’re made out to be” the next. So sue me.
What do you think?
Forbes post, “Should We Continue To Count On Employers For Retirement Provision?”
Is there a better way forward than depending on employers for retirement provision for their employees? Share your thoughts!
Forbes post, “Elegy for the pension plan”
Is the 401(k) the “experiment that failed”? Or is that the case for the employer-sponsored traditional pension plan itself?
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