Product Description: Book by Levitan, Professor Sar A., Cooper, Ms. Martha

Provides an overview of the private pension movement, discusses pension growth, economic implications, and general characteristics, and offers advice on setting federal policy concerning pensions

Product Description: In recent years a decline in the labor force participation of older workers has combined with rapid current and projected increases in the number of older Americans, producing major policy debates over looming "crises" in social security and, to a lesser extent, in the private pension system...read more

A guide to financial planning for retirement explains all major retirement plans, discusses options for investing and borrowing, and offers advice for defining long-term financial goals (view table of contents)

Product Description: Why are pension funds so large and benefits so small? This examination of the 120-year-old American system of privatized social insurance - often called, at 1.7 trillion dollars, the biggest lump of money in the world - reveals that the system fails to provide adequate retirement income security, its most prominent goal, and, in fact, its greatest influence is in supplying funds to U...read more

Product Description: Book by Turner, John A., Doescher, Tabitha A., Fernandez, Phyllis A.

Product Description: Demographic changes, combined with emerging structural shifts in the economy, have prompted concern about the capacity of the United States to provide retirement income and medical care to the growing number of elderly individuals...read more

Telling readers what they need to know now to protect their pensions, two pension experts and reform advocates reveal the pitfalls in the system, ask disturbing questions, and offer valuable advice to protect retirement income. 20,000 first printing.

A valuable financial resource provides an in-depth analysis of the magnitude of the pension crisis, gives a detailed explanation of the pension system, informs readers about the best plans for their lifestyles, and guides them to a secure future. Reprint. LJ.

Argues that the ailing Social Security system can be gradually replaced while fully guaranteeing benefits to all Americans

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Product Description: Many citizens of the United States are experiencing unprecedented levels of personal wealth, and you can be a part of it! Great wealth has been created in the past forty years by the senior members of the population, and an enormous intergenerational transfer of wealth is taking place...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Book by Felton, Leo A.

Product Description: This volume outlines a fresh view on pension plans from the perspective of both the employer and employee, describing the possibilities in American labor relations and in Congress to meet employers' needs to compete and to fulfill the enduring desire of workers to plan for a financially secure period of leisure at the end of their working lives...read more

Are you concerned about your pension? In today's tumultuous business environment, you have every right to be. With revised pension laws and under-the-table pension cuts by companies making waves, you have to be ever vigilant about protecting what you have. Protecting Your Pension For Dummies helps you do just that. This easy-to-follow guide explains all the latest pension laws, what your rights are, and the best ways to keep your money safe. It demystifies the various types of pension plans and outlines just what it takes to qualify for a pension. Once your plan is set up, you'll see how to navigate company bankruptcies, mergers, and pension cutbacks, as well as divorces, loans, and personal bankruptcy-and take action if you've been shortchanged to recoup what is rightfully yours. You get all the expert guidance you need to: Understand the Pension Protection Act of 2006 Evaluate different pension plans Plan for retirement while you're working Ensure that you get your pension Request essential plan documents Understand eligibility, accrual, and vesting Guard your pension from your employer-and from life's ups and downs Understand pension distributions And much more Complete with a glossary of terms and an appendix of charts and forms discussed throughout the book, Protecting Your Pension For Dummies is the fun and easy way(r) to grasp all the important pension rules-and retire with a full nest egg!

Product Description: A crisis is looming for baby boomers and anyone else who hopes to retire in the coming years. In When I'm Sixty-Four, Teresa Ghilarducci, the nation's leading authority on the economics of retirement, explains how to confront this crisis head-on, revealing the causes behind the increasingly precarious economics of old age in America and proposing a bold plan to guarantee retirement security for every working citizen...read more

An authority in the field of retirement planning outlines his suggestions for long overdue reforms in the area of pension, employee benefits, and health-care systems in order for workers to be able to retire and live comfortably, examining the factors contributing to the decline of these once successful programs and explaining how to prepare for the essential changes ahead.

Product Description: Demographic realities will soon force developed countries to find ways to pay for longer retirements for more people. In Pension Strategies in Europe and the United States, leading economists analyze topical issues in pension policy, with a focus on raising the retirement age, increasing retirement savings, and the political sustainability of reforms that will accomplish these goals...read more

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