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Wednesday, 30 October 2013

Various Types Of Pension Plans

By George Dodson


In the 21st century, a lot of us choose employment in order to meet our basic needs. With years of employment, we become experienced in the job we are doing. As we grow older, it becomes apparent that there will come a time when we will have to retire. For us to be able to retire, we have to prepare a method of earning substantial income.

There are a number of ways to do this. Preparing for the future by working your entire life is one of them. Others have a plan in place while they are working so that that plan pays them each month that they are in retirement. Such plans are for things called pensions.

A description of various pension plans that exist

The first is called a Designed Benefit Pension Plan. A certain fixed rate is given that is calculated via a method your pension sum is derived at.

Three separate formula are used to calculate your pension benefit. The first is the flat benefit formula; the second is the best earning average and the final is the career average earning formula.

Defined Contribution Pension Plans are another kind of pension plan. Here, a standard amount is paid into an investment account every month. On retirement, a lump sum is received but the amount received will previously have not been known. The amount varies with the amount your scheme is supplemented by an external source. The sum of interest you have earned for your interest too will influence this. Certain pensions permit you to control much of that happens whereas others give a board of trustees this responsibility.

These are the only two registered plans available. There are a few others, such as deferred profit sharing, employee stock purchase plans, and individual pension plans. Most of these plans depend on the performance of the company for your pension.




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