This article has been updated for 2024. Real Estate in a Defined Benefit Plan: Introduction Real estate can be a great investment. It has the potential to provide “return” through monthly cash flow, asset appreciation, and the paydown of any outstanding loan balance. What’s more, these returns may be magnified through the use of financing […]
This article has been updated for 2024. Introduction Saber Pension has discussed Defined Benefit Plans as a guest on several podcasts. In this post, we have provided the Defined Benefit Plan podcast transcripts and access to the full shows. Note that we have made minor edits to the transcripts for readability purposes. For your convenience, […]
This article has been updated for 2024. What Is a Cash Balance Plan? A Cash Balance Plan is a type of retirement plan. However, unlike individual retirement vehicles, such as IRAs, Cash Balance Plans are employer-sponsored. Thus, an individual cannot adopt a Cash Balance Plan unless he or she is self-employed. Additionally, if an individual […]
This article has been updated for 2024. Defined Benefit Plan Target Return Rate What investment return should I target in a Defined Benefit Plan? Financial advisors ask us this question quite a bit. While we cannot give investment advice, we will provide you with the information needed to arrive at your own conclusion. Specifically, we […]
This article has been updated for 2024. The Impact of Investment Returns How do investment returns impact Defined Benefit Plan contributions? In this article, we will explore that question in depth. At a high level, the impact of investment returns depends on several factors, including the Defined Benefit Plan’s funded status, the size of the […]