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Advance-Funded Pension Plan

Pension plan structure that sets aside assets during employees’ working years rather than waiting to pay benefits only when they come due.

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An advance-funded pension plan is a pension structure that sets aside assets during employees’ working years rather than waiting to pay benefits only when they come due.

It matters because prefunding changes how pension risk, cash-flow pressure, and long-term investment returns affect retirement security.

  • Funded Pension Plan

  • Unfunded Pension Plan

  • Pension Plan Funding

  • Pension Fund

Revised on Monday, May 18, 2026