Pensions by the numbers

Last update: February 9, 2008 - 6:18 PM

PENSIONS BY THE NUMBERS

5500

The form that employees who have private pension plans can view to assess the health of their pension plans. You get Form 5500 from your administrator. Check out www.pensionrights .org for details.

The percentage of U.S. retirees who are paid their full pension benefits even after their companies hand it over to the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBCG; on the Web at pbgc.gov).

The number of failed pensions that the PBGC has taken over for Minnesota-based businesses.

$140 billion

The amount that public pension plans distribute annually to more than 7 million retirees, beneficiaries and others.

Sources: National Association of State Retirement Administrators, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., Pension Rights Center

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