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Joint Economic Committee Democrats
Pension Charts
Chart 3.4
Last updated 7/25/06
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Approximately 74 percent of total defined contribution (DC) plan assets were invested in corporate equities or mutual fund shares in 2005, up from 46 percent in 1991. About 50 percent of total defined benefit (DB) assets were invested in similar securities in 2005.
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In a DB plan the employer is responsible for investing pension fund assets and bears the risk of those investments. In a DC plan, in contrast, workers bear both the responsibility and the risks of investing the assets in their accounts.
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