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Retirement Planning

It is never too early to start planning for your retirement. Understanding the types of benefits you are eligible for, and how they all fit together, can be a challenge. From figuring out how much money you will need, to understanding how much to start saving now, to learning what types of investments are best for you, the resources in this section (provided by sources other than PBGC) will get you started in planning for your retirement.

  • Employee Benefits Security Administration — Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) in the Department of Labor protects the integrity of pensions, health plans, and other employee benefits for more than 150 million people. EBSA assists both workers and employers in developing and administering pension plans, and provides policy leadership and oversight.

  • Internal Revenue Service — The IRS has a series of informational pamphlets that explain IRAs, 401k and Roth plans, and pensions in general.

  • Social Security Administration — The Social Security Administration offers over 200 electronic publications, a retirement planner, and other helpful resources to help you find more information about your Social Security retirement benefits and how they will affect your retirement plans.

  • FirstGov for Seniors — This very comprehensive and easy-to-understand site provides links to information about financial planning, medical coverage, housing, and life insurance.

  • Administration on Aging — This organization, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, offers an excellent menu of resources on financial planning.

  • Department of Veteran Affairs — The Department of Veterans Affairs administers a variety of benefits and services for veterans and their dependents and survivors.

  • General Accounting Office — The General Accounting Office has published a number of studies related to pensions.

  • Railroad Retirement Board — The Railroad Retirement Board administers retirement/survivor and unemployment/sickness insurance benefit programs for railroad workers and their families under the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.


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Last Edited: 05/06/04