Barely 1,340 Belgians save themselves for their second pension pillar – The Observatorial

The current pension system is already facing difficulties in sustaining itself for much longer. It is no secret to anyone that issues such as demographic stagnation, the economic situation and the social context in which young people have been born are far from the ideal, as well as different from the lifestyle of their parents and grandparents (generation X and "baby boomers"). In Spain, the pension system operates mainly under a distribution m…

Barely 1,340 Belgians save themselves for their second pension pillar – The Observatorial

Barely 1,340 Belgians use the free supplementary pension through the employer. That is what the Financial Regulator FSMA says. “Young people take more thanks in their own hands,” said financial expert Pascal Paepen. Friday, April 25, 2025 at 03:00 Since 2019, employees who do not build up a collective supplementary pension through the employer can […]

A careless retirement is the dream of many. A misbelief is little helpful, especially since the pension system has crucial weaknesses.