Learn some of the basics about retirement and pension benefits.

Planning ahead can help ensure that you have a secure, comfortable retirement. The Social Security Administrations retirement plannerincludes:

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If you work for, or retired from, a job with a traditional pension plan, the benefits you've earned will be paid to you even if the company runs into financial problems.

ThePension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a government agency that:

More than 38 million people in the U.S.havent claimed pension benefitsthey have earned.Find out if you, or someone you know, isowed a pension.

The Administration on Aging (AoA) offers Pension Counseling and Information that assists older Americans in accessing information about their retirement benefits and helps them to negotiate with former employers or pension plans for due compensation.

The IRS offers information to help you determine whether or not your pension or annuity income is taxable.

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