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Overfunded Pension Plan

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Overfunded pension plan
A pension plan that has a positive surplus (i.e., assets exceed liabilities).

Overfunded Pension Plan
A pension that has more assets than liabilities. That is, pensioners' contributions and the investment of those contributions amount to more than what the pension owes to retirees. This is considered a sign of financial health for the pension.


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The Effect of Voluntary Terminations of Overfunded Pension Plans on Shareholder Wealth," by Jack VanDerhei.
As long as the pension fund assets are expected to grow at least as rapidly as the pension obligation, overfunded pension plans will continue to generate negative pension expense for a long time.
Consider a CPA who provides services to a client that is in difficult financial straits but that maintains an overfunded pension plan.
 
 
 
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