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  • Defined Benefit Pension Plans: Gaining Definition and Clarity Through Technology
    Consider that during the credit crunch of 2008, the S&P 500 companies that sponsored DB plans saw their ... variables, such as changes in interest rates, mortality rates and inflation, can also be evaluated for ...

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    • Authors: David Cantor
    • Date: Sep 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Funding; Pensions & Retirement>Risk management; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • The Impact of Bond Default Risk on Retirement Benefit Obligations
    the discount rate assumption. A comparison to mortality is useful. Even though the chance of death for ... healthy young employees is very low, reasonable mortality is assumed rather than dismissed as immaterial ...

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    • Authors: Steven Draper
    • Date: Jan 2015
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Economics>Financial economics; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
  • The 401(k) As A Lifetime Financial Wellness Instrument
    saving in a non-qualified, variable deferred annuity. I own my home and a rental property outright. ... retirement while older workers understood the 401(k)’s capability. Instead, we focused on a “vehicle” workers ...

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    • Authors: Jack Towarnicky
    • Date: Sep 2017
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design