DURING THE PAST half century, retirement income security in the United States has been based on a combination of social … security, employer sponsored pensions, and households’ own saving. Social security was intended to provide a retirement income … base. Pensions generated additional retirement income. Households’ own saving supplemented these sources. In many ways this …

unrealistic expectations of their retirement incomes. But apathy and indifference to pension planning (and personal finances in … the pension system and specific data on their own pension entitlements are lacking. Many people, as a result, might have … general) form a large barrier to improving people’s knowledge of the pension system and how it affects them. This paper looks …

The article presents an insight into the old age pension system in Italy. The introduction is followed by four topic … paragraphs: 1. the general information about the country, 2. the historical development of its pension system, 3. the present … employed by the Italian’s pension system, in search for ideas worth consideration in international comparisons. In the summary …

The article presents an insight into the old age pension system in Cyprus. The introduction is followed by four topic … paragraphs: 1. the general information about the country, 2. the historical development of its pension system, 3. the present … employed by the Cyprian pension system, in search for ideas worth consideration in international comparisons. In the summary …

The article presents an insight into the old age pension system in Bulgaria. The introduction is followed by four topic … paragraphs: 1. the general information about the country, 2. the historical development of its pension system, 3. the present … employed by the Bulgarian pension system, in search for ideas worth consideration in international comparisons. In the summary …

The article presents an insight into the old age pension system in Greece. The introduction is followed by four topic … paragraphs: 1. the general information about the country, 2. the historical development of its pension system, 3. the present … employed by the Greece’s pension system, in search for ideas worth consideration in international comparisons. In the summary …

The article presents an insight into the old age pension system in Belgium. The introduction is followed by four topic … paragraphs: 1. the general information about the country, 2. the historical development of its pension system, 3. the present … employed by the Belgium’s pension system, in search for ideas worth consideration in international comparisons. In the summary …

, Pakistan, Chinese Taipei – pension levels are high relative to earnings. Early retirement ages, especially for women, provide … relatively low. Secondly, withdrawal of savings before retirement is very common. Thirdly, pension savings are often taken as …Many of Asia‟s retirement-income systems are ill prepared for the rapid population ageing that will occur over the next …