Pensions

Inequalities in US – Family Wealth, defined benefit and defined contribution plans

How is family wealth in the form of employer-sponsored defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) plans distributed? How did the distribution of retirement assets change between 1989 and 2019, and how did it change for families with various socioeconomic characteristics? How did the phaseout of DB plans affect the concentration of family wealth? How … Continue reading →