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Investing in Real Estate with Clayton Morris | Investing for Beginners

1166: The Retirement Crisis Is Here - Episode 1166

Investing in Real Estate with Clayton Morris | Investing for Beginners

Clayton Morris

How To, News, Education, Business News, Business, Investing

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Over the last several decades, the American retirement system has shifted immensely. Working hard used to result in guaranteed retirement income through a pension plan. But today, a pension plan is no more -- and Americans are left with a shell of a retirement plan.

On this episode of Investing in Real Estate, we're going to cover the history of the pension plan, why the 401k doesn't work on its own, and what you can do instead to create a retirement plan that works for you.

Transcript

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Well, news alert, the retirement crisis is here right now. Over the last several decades, the American retirement system has shifted immensely, and no one wants to admit it. Working hard used to result in guaranteed retirement through some sort of a pension plan. And pension plans worked in tandem with the 401k plan. Remember, a 401k plan was never meant to stand on its own. It was meant to be an

1:29.2

add-on to the pension plan. A pension plan is an employer-sponsored retirement plan that pays out

1:35.4

lifetime benefits via monthly checks to their employees at retirement. The amount is based on factors

1:41.1

like the employee's income, years of service with the company. And up until

1:45.3

the 1980s, the pension plan was the most commonly utilized retirement plan in the United States.

1:50.7

But today, traditional pension plans have pretty much disappeared. Do you know anyone that has a

1:55.8

pension plan? They exist, but they are rare. You know, it's like trying to find the Dead Sea Scrolls.

2:02.7

Most American companies have shifted from a defined benefit plan to a defined contribution plan.

2:08.2

This means they aren't contributing to your retirement anymore. You are, and only you are

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