Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Finance
Patent
1996-09-25
1999-03-02
MacDonald, Allen R.
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Finance
705 35, 705 10, G06F 1530
Patent
active
058784055
ABSTRACT:
A pension-based liquidity management data processing system that supports participant decision making and flexibility with respect to loans, contribution rates, and retirement spending. The system utilizes a simple index to communicate the adequacy of current or planned states in the participants separate pension account. Adequacy is determined relative to actuarial determined estimates which may be adjusted by the participant. The system is provided with safeguard yet removes artificial barriers to pension-based liquidity, loans and retiree spending, allowing each participant the maximum flexibility in optimizing his personal retirement and financial plan. The system interfaces with unsecured credit cards as a disbursement and payment mechanism, thereby preventing pension assets from directly securing credit card charges. Central processing allows multiple credit cards to compete for any participant account. The system reduces average unsecured interest rate costs without liquidating long term retirement investments by securitizing the promissory note held in the participants separate. To the extent permissible under the applicable laws, the participant may electronically elect to classify a disbursement as a periodic rather than a loan consistent with periodic spending of retirement assets to support retirement living. The present invention substantially increases the liquidity of pension accounts while providing the participant with the knowledge to protect retirement security. Through improved liquidity and related planning tools, the system enables both employers through matching contributions and employees through elective contributions to increase net contribution rates, thereby enhancing retirement security.
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Bassett M. Scott
Grant James K.
Coordinated Data Services, Inc.
Kazimi Hani M.
MacDonald Allen R.
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