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December 1991

Evolution of employer-provided defined benefit pensions

Patrick W. Seburn

For more than a century, employer-provided defined benefit pension plans, which guarantee the retiree a specified level of income, have grown in number, assets, coverage, and complexity in recent years, compliance with pension legislation has been added to the equation. This article profiles trends in the incidence and characteristics of employer-provided defined benefit pensions.

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