41.   Traditional pension plans are known as defined-benefit plans.

42.   Traditional pension plans assets, in which retirees are promised a fixed amount, only doubled in the same period.

43.   Traditional pensions, often called defined- benefit plans, promised that workers would get a specific amount each month once they retired.

44.   Traditional pension plans also become more costly when employees are older.

45.   Traditional pension plans are invested by professionals.

46.   Traditional pension plans, which pay pre-established benefits to retired workers, have been around for decades.

47.   Traditional pensions offer only small returns, and nascent mutual funds have yet to catch on.

48.   Traditional pension plans already face diversification requirements.

49.   Traditional pensions, which rewarded long tenure, are being eliminated at many companies.

50.   Unlike traditional pension plans, nonqualified plans do not get special tax treatment, and the tax bite can sharply reduce the projected benefit.