When a North Carolina pension drops by a thousand dollars a month at 62, the timing of Social Security suddenly carries ...

For the longest time, we had a defined benefit plan. Even today, we have around us many retired government and public sector ...

Employers may provide retirement plans that pay retirees a specified amount, based on the individual's salary and on the number of years of employment. Called defined benefit plans, these pensions may ...

State and local government pensions do not offer the same level of protection as ERISA-regulated corporate pensions. State and local government pensions assure workers and retirees that they enjoy the ...

One of the most common concerns among retirees is running out of money. That’s understandable given the consequences of doing so. Pensions can alleviate a large portion of that risk and its associated ...

Mike Zaino, of The Zaino Group, is a Registered Financial Consultant and National Retirement Counselor serving federal and postal employees. Pensions have pretty much gone the way of the dinosaur.

The company has stopped making contributions to 401(k) accounts, and instead gives workers cash credits in a new version of its old pension plan. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly ...

But if she retired Oct. 1 instead of Sept. 1, she would see her pension drop to $1,401 month, for a reduction of $120 a month. That’s 7. 9 percent less than if she had retired a month earlier. She ...

8th Pay Commission Pension Calculator: When we talk about a pay commission, the main focus usually is on central government employees since they play a crucial role in executing government policies ...