The Different Types Of Pension Plans

الأربعاء، 14 أكتوبر 2015

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. At some point, retirement will be necessary. In order to do that, we must have a way of partially replacing the income we had when we were working.

There are a number of ways to do this. Preparing for the future by working your entire life is one of them. Some people sort out a plan that acts like a salary by bringing in income when they have retired. These are referred to as pension schemes.

A description of various pension plans that exist

Let us analyze the ?Designed Benefit Pension Plan. These plans are constructed in such a way that they provide a fixed amount of benefit after you retire. These are usually based on a formula that is used to calculate your pension benefits.

Under this plan, the company uses three types of formula for determining benefits. There is a flat benefit formula. This means you get a fixed amount per year of your service. The next formula is the best earning average. This simply means your pension will adjust according to what you have earned over a certain period. As an example, it might figure 3% of your average earnings over a 7-year period. Finally, you have the career average-earning formula. You will receive a fixed percentage of your annual earnings.

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.

The two schemes described above are the only 2 that are registered. Other pension schemes do exist but these vary with your business? performance and affect your pension benefits that way.




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