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| Preface | |
| Underlying Forces | p. 1 |
| Historical Review of Pension Regulation | p. 31 |
| Basic Regulatory Environment | p. 44 |
| Coverage and Participation | p. 61 |
| Nondiscrimination Requirements | p. 75 |
| Determination of Benefits | p. 100 |
| Tax Treatment | p. 115 |
| The Economics of Tax Preferences for Retirement Plans in the United States | p. 136 |
| Organizational Structure and Flexibility | p. 160 |
| Defined Benefit Plan Design: Retirement Benefits | p. 201 |
| Defined Benefit Plan Design: Ancillary Benefits | p. 225 |
| Defined Contribution Plan Design Features | p. 247 |
| Hybrid Plans | p. 297 |
| Individual Retirement Plans, Simplified Employee Pensions, Tax-Sheltered Annuities, and Keogh Plans | p. 306 |
| Integration of Pension Plans with Social Security | p. 322 |
| Overall Objectives to Designing a Retirement Program | p. 337 |
| Financing of Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans | p. 359 |
| Total Retirement Income: Setting Goals and Meeting Them | p. 372 |
| Delivery of Retirement Benefits | p. 414 |
| Human Resources Incentives in Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans | p. 441 |
| Adjustment of Retirement Benefits for Inflation and Productivity Gains | p. 478 |
| Actuarial Cost Factors | p. 499 |
| Benefit Allocation Actuarial Cost Methods | p. 519 |
| Cost Allocation Actuarial Cost Methods | p. 543 |
| Pension Cost Illustrations and Forecasts | p. 564 |
| Valuation of Ancillary Benefits, Employee Contributions, and Small Plans | p. 577 |
| Approaches to Meeting the Financial Obligations of a Defined Benefit Plan | p. 589 |
| Pension Accounting | p. 620 |
| Management of Pension Plan Assets: Policy | p. 645 |
| Management of Pension Plan Assets: Operations | p. 670 |
| Allocated Funding Instruments | p. 703 |
| Unallocated Funding Instruments | p. 722 |
| Single-Employer Plan Termination and Plan Benefits Insurance | p. 740 |
| Multiemployer Plan Withdrawals and Plan Benefits Insurance | p. 770 |
| Basic Actuarial Functions and Values for Derivation of Pension Plan Costs and Liabilities | p. 787 |
| List of Case Citations | p. 793 |
| List of Statutes, Rules, and Regulations | p. 795 |
| Index | p. 809 |
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