With Social Security expected to replace only about 40% of the income you earn while working, you'll need other sources of money to help you maintain a comfortable lifestyle in retirement. Your MCASF Local 725 retirement plans are a powerful tool that you can use to help fill the gap. Here's what you need to know. Retirement Plan Types: There are two kinds of retirement plans from MCASF Local 725. Defined Benefit (DB) Plan - Also called pension plan, this type of plan promises you income in retirement. Pensions are paid to a retiree each month, and the amount is set by a benefit formula that uses contributions, hours of service and vesting credits. The entire cost of this pension is paid by your employer. Defined Contribution (DC) Plan With this type of plan, MCASF Local 725 sets up an individual retirement savings account for you. This account is commonly called a 403(b) and is sponsored by the Trust but is owned by you once you have vested. Your employer contributes to this account but you can also contribute. The money is invested so that it can grow over time. Instead of a lifetime monthly income like the pension plan, the DC plan gives you access to a lump sum of money at retirement. What Happens When You Retire? With the pension plan, you'll have a retirement income for the rest of your life and, if you have a spouse, for the rest of your spouse's life, unless they waive their right to this benefit. While you are working, you will receive a pension statement each year showing you an estimate of how much you'll receive when you retire. With the DC plan, you can decide how much you want to withdrawal, you can take a payment monthly, a full account balance payment or you can roll it over into an IRA you have already set up. If you do not take a benefit prior to age 72, the Plan must pay you a required minimum distribution (RMD) each year thereafter you have an account balance with MCASF Local 725 DC Plan.