Month: July 2019

In the last post, we settled on 4.5% as an assumed rate of return when projecting the DC account balances. However I decided it was just as easy to perform the calculations at 4.00%, 4.50% and 5.00%, therefore giving some more options. Below you will see two charts. The first chart assumes and Entitlement Age…

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In our last post we decided that we would compare the DB and DC plans at entitlement age. In order to make that comparison, we’ll need to make some assumptions about the rate of return on the program investments and how long someone will generally live to collect monthly benefits. First we’ll look at the…

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Trying to compare the DB and DC plans is exactly like the old saying of trying to compare apples to oranges. Just like fruit, part of the decision making process in selecting which type of plan is better comes down to preference and taste – not something that can be analyzed. But, the analysis is…

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We fully expect the Governor to sign the bill to increase the defined contribution (DC) amount from $700 to $1,200 into law at some point before the end of the year. For the sake of many fire districts that would like to amend the program at the upcoming commissioner election in December, we hope it…

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