Fact Sheets
These fact sheets, published by the Pension Action Center and other organizations, provide clear and useful information on a variety of pension and retirement issues. The fact sheets are intended to provide general information only; they are not intended as a substitute for legal advice.
- General Retirement
- Protecting Retirement Savings
- Private Pensions
- Social Security
- State Public Workers and Retirees
- Veterans
General Retirement
Retirement Programs Comparison Chart
List of Advantages and Disadvantages for Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans
What You Should Know About Your Retirement Plan
Tips for Keeping Track of Your Pension
Protecting Retirement Savings
Protect Your Pension: Important Documents You Should Keep
Protecting Your Retirement Savings from Potential Creditors
Private Pensions
Company Bankruptcy and Pension Freezes
Your Employer Bankruptcy. How Will it Affect Your Employee Benefits?
My Company is Freezing the Pension Plan. What does this mean? What should I do?
Lump Sum vs. Annuity
Should You Take Your Pension as a Lump Sum?
Potential Private Retirement Benefit Information
Frequently Asked Questions on SSA Potential Private Retirement Benefit Information
Social Security
Windfall Elimination Provision
State Public Workers and Retirees
Key Facts Regarding State and Local Government Defined Benefit Retirement Plans
State Retirement Plans and Divorce
Massachusetts State Public Worker Retirees: How are they doing?
Summary of Massachusetts State Pension Reform Law: Chapter 176 of the Acts of 2011
Veterans
Questions About Your Pension?
UMass Boston’s Pension Action Center can help. Call us toll-free at 888.425.6077 or request help online. Read More
