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HRadio: Understanding risk leads to greater employee appreciation of DB plans

The employee love affair with defined contribution plans has soured, but are employers keeping up with this change in attitude? Ethan Kra, Mercer's chief actuary for US retirement, describes for HRadio listeners the devolution of employees’ DC infatuation, and explains how employers can help their workers better understand the perils of the markets and the necessity of tempering longevity risk with the stability of a defined benefit plan.  (Podcast, 8 Oct 2009)

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