Tag: benefit persion plans
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The brief’s key findings are: Defined benefit pension plans – unlike 401(k)s – shelter individuals against financial turmoil. But falling asset values may require employers to boost contributions by perhaps $90 billion in 2009. And higher contributions amid a slowing economy could trigger some layoffs, bankruptcies, or plan freezes – reducing retirement income for affected…