A little-known rule change that allows companies to contribute
fewer dollars to pension funds is signaling just how meaningless the
retirement vehicle has become.
"This proves that pensions are
pretty much dead," said Greg McBride, chief economist at Bankrate.com.
"The change is just another charade to mask the underfunding of pensions
and increases the odds of having less money for retirement."
"It's not necessarily the immediate end of pensions but it's not good for them and it's certainly a bad sign," McBride added.
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