Defined Benefit (DB) scheme
A plan where the pension amount is known in advance, generally as a function of last drawn salary and period of employment.
This one is not written up yet
The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.
Written up from the same chapter
- Real rate of returnThe return on an investment after the effect of inflation has been removed — what the money actually buys more of, as against the nominal percentage the product advertises.
- Time value of moneyThe principle that the same sum of money is worth different amounts at different points on a timeline, because money held today can be invested and because inflation erodes what it will buy.
Where this is taught
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