pension plan

Future income arrangement

A pension plan is an arrangement, typically through an employer, that provides regular income after retirement.

The employer, employee, or both contribute money during working years, which is then paid out as a steady stream of income in retirement: The company offers a generous pension plan.

Distinguished from retirement accounts like 401(k)s, which accumulate savings without guaranteeing specific payments.

retirement

401(k)

Tax-advantaged retirement savings account

defined benefit · vesting · retiree · Social Security · golden years · nest egg · retirement age · early retirement · payout · beneficiary

employer

matching contribution

Funds mirroring employee deposits

employer contribution · automatic enrollment · opt-out · benefits package · human resources · onboarding · compensation package

investment

portfolio

Collected works or assets

stocks · bonds · securities · fund manager · capital growth · equity · contribution · tax-deferred · compound interest · index fund

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retirement income source

pension planSocial Security

Federal old-age insurance program

welfare · government assistance · public assistance · means-tested benefits · individual retirement account

financial time horizon

pension planliquid assets

Easily convertible wealth

cash on hand · disposable income · checking account · petty cash

financial security vs. precarity

pension planliving paycheck to paycheck

Earning only enough for immediate expenses

destitution · no safety net

Family

plan, planning, pension, pensions, pensioner, pensioners, pensioning, pensionable

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