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Defined Contribution Plan (DC Plan)
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A defined contribution (DC) plan is a type of retirement plan where the employer, employee, or both, make regular contributions to individual accounts for each participant. The final benefit amount depends on the contributions made and the investment performance of those contributions, rather than being predetermined. Common examples include 401(k) plans and 403(b) plans.
T. Rowe Price Revamps Institutional Business to Deepen Consultant, Client Relationships
New model features integrated regional teams, a dedicated field consultant coverage group, and the creation of a key accounts practice
Pacific Life Debuts Retirement Income-Focused CIT Series
New collective investment trust series allows participants to build guaranteed lifetime income throughout working years; plan sponsors and advisors a scalable way to add retirement income into existing plan structures
Private and Digital Assets Certificate Program Revealed by NAPA
New program puts retirement plan advisors in the “best possible position” to evaluate all suitable investment options, ARA’s Graff says
Fixed Income, Private Assets, TDFs, Among Top Innovations for DC Plan Sponsors
Plan consultants and aggregators list key investment trends among clients in the next year in PIMCO findings
Voya Launches Multi-Manager Alternative CITs for Defined Contribution Plans
New collective investment trusts designed to give DC investors access to private market strategies while reducing manager concentration risk and providing fiduciary-focused oversight
StepStone Group Appoints Head of U.S. Defined Contribution
Plus, StepStone is developing a suite of retirement-focused CIT structures across private equity, infrastructure, and private debt
Exploring the Target Date Landscape with Mercer’s Preet Prashar
Mercer's Preet Prashar joins the podcast to unpack the evolution of target-date funds. Discover actionable fiduciary benchmarking insights on glidepath suitability, market concentration, and custom TDF trends for 401(k) advisors.
Mega Employers Uninterested in Alternatives
Callan’s DC Trends Survey fields responses on plan satisfaction and the most popular SECURE 2.0 provisions among 80 mega employers
Record Retirement Assets Underscore Strength of DC System
ICI’s just-released 2026 Fact Book highlights the dominance of defined contribution plans and IRAs, which now account for more than two-thirds of all retirement assets
IRIC, SPARK Institute Launch Retirement Income Evaluation Tool
Resource created to help advisors, plan sponsors, consultants and fiduciaries make informed comparisons