Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Lewis & Clark Law Review

Abstract

The U.S. has undergone a major shift in recent years from defined benefit pension plans to defined contribution plans. The shift has important consequences for most Americans because defined contribution plans, in granting decision-making authority to participants, will often fail to provide adequate retirement income to individuals with median earning capacity. The authors propose a number of legal changes to reduce some of the regulatory handicaps that have attended defined benefit plans and improve the reliability of defined contribution plans as a principal source of retirement income.

First Page

331

Volume

11

Publication Date

2007

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