Private Pension Alternatives
August 2009
The General Accounting Office recently released to Congress a study of private pension plans. The report addresses three principal questions:
1. What are key risks faced by U.S. workers in accumulating and preserving pension benefits?
2. What approaches are used in other countries that could address these risks and what trade-offs do they present?
3. What approaches do key proposals for alternative plan designs in the U.S. suggest to mitigate risk factors faced by workers and what trade-offs do they entail?
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