{"id":243,"date":"2019-06-21T11:37:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T16:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpswp.com\/retirementresourcend\/?p=243"},"modified":"2019-06-21T11:38:13","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T16:38:13","slug":"is-your-pension-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpswp.com\/retirementresourcend\/is-your-pension-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Pension at Risk?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Everyone faces the concept of retirement at some point. The closer an individual gets to retirement age, the more concerned he may become about his ability to live comfortably after retirement. It may also make him wonder whether his retirement benefits will be available when he is ready to collect.<\/p>\n
The Future of Pensions<\/strong><\/p>\n Those who expect to collect a pension when they reach retirement age may have become concerned about recent reports regarding pension-fund growth. Recent issues regarding pension fund investments such as:<\/p>\n These factors have caused some economic experts to begin reevaluating previous assumptions they had concerning returns on pension funds. Keeping the above factors in mind, anyone whose retirement income includes a pension is encouraged to speak to a financial adviser to assess the effects these projections may have on his financial plans.<\/p>\n One problem is the benefits many state and local governments are committed to paying cost more than the availability of funds. This shortage of funds could result in decreased pensions for retirees, increases in taxes or decreases in other programs funded by various governmental agencies; this may be necessary to cover the deficit in the pension funds.<\/p>\n\n