Not exact matches
That shortfall is not serious and would
disappear when she starts to receive Canada
Pension Plan and Old Age Security
benefits.
That shortfall is not serious and would
disappear when she starts to receive Canada
Pension Plan and Old Age Security
benefits.
This is doubly so because, as Machin also pointed out, the general climate of retirement pessimism is exasperated by the fact «private sector defined
benefit pension plans have virtually
disappeared from the Canadian retirement landscape.»
This trend is particularly concerning given the financial challenges younger employees will face in the future due to
disappearing defined
benefit pension plans and rising medical expenses.
Jonathan Chevreau, Retired Money columnist for MoneySense, says the strength and predictability of defined
benefit pensions (which pay out until death based on your earnings) is
disappearing, as corporate
plans move to defined contribution
pensions (which build wealth based on employee and corporate contributions but do not pay out based on guaranteed formulas).