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My megacorp retiree pre-65 plan had a large increase for 2016. The base rate went up 21%, and since i have an early retirement factor (which makes me share 25% of the employer subsidy), I ended up with a total increase of 37% and a family premium of 807/month. This is about 5x the active...

@Meleide Good point about the PBGC backstopping accrued benefits, but actually I was referring to the risk that the OP has in assuming that the pension they are planning for will not change over a 20 or 30 year period.

I'm 53 at Megacorp and planning early (forced) retirement. The pension at 55 will meet about 30% of my income needs so it's very valuable. The risk is whether they will keep the pension for 20 more years. Our's was eliminated for new hires in 2008, and they are selling businesses left and...