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Only 42% of Private Sector Workers Age 25-64 Have Any Type of Pension Coverage in Their Current Job

The Pension Coverage Problem in the Private Sector Major findings are: Only 42 percent of private sector workers age 25-64 have any type of pension coverage in their current job. This coverage gap creates two types of problems: More than … Continue reading

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Compensation Matters: The Case of Teachers

The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College  has an interesting report appropriately titled Compensation Matters: The Case of Teachers Here are the major findings: Many public sector pension plans have recently cut pension benefits for new hires, thereby reducing compensation. … Continue reading

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The Disappearing Defined Benefit Pension and Its Potential Impact on the Retirement Incomes of Baby Boomers

The Dynamic Effects of Participation Changes in Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans Buried within the ‘analysis caves’ of the U.S. Social Security Administration is a report indicating greater lost family income for last-wave boomers born from 1961 through 1965 than for those born … Continue reading

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