The PBGC guarantees the monthly benefit up to a statutory cap if a single-employer plan runs out of money

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Public sector pensions still promise a formula while most private sector workers carry only a pot Withdrawing from a multiemployer plan can trigger a liability payment that a small contractor cannot survive Longevity and return assumptions decide the contribution an employer must make each year Collective defined contribution pools longevity risk without promising anyone a fixed formula Converting the pension to a lump sum uses the plan's own rate which is rarely the annuity you could buy outside A subsidized early retirement factor inside a defined benefit plan can be worth more than a year of salary A defined benefit formula multiplies final average salary by years of service and an accrual rate Raising the contribution rate and raising the retirement age solve the same cost from opposite sides Cliff vesting at five years means leaving at four years and eleven months pays nothing from the employer side A plan freeze stops accruals for new hires and sometimes for everyone already enrolled

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