In the Netherlands you have state pension (AOW) this is called a nation and insurance is required. Now you have a certain amount each year. At 65 you can now retire applications, and therefore stop working. Build your average 2% per year AOW, but if you 1 years or less work than building your pension [...]

Inflation Because inflation can buy fewer goods and services by depreciation of the euro. Example, you can now buy half a loaf € 1, – by inflation next year is not possible, because the same half loaf than € 1.10 million cost. Today we are faced with high inflation, high energy and food prices. Pension [...]

Influence kredietcrisies Following the credit crisis, most pension funds came into difficulties and therefore the outlook for most Dutch pension significantly worse than in previous stage. Most funds have their coverage by the sharply declining stock prices which is seen to fall well below 100%, which effectively means that funds in longer term, to their [...]