St. Louis Fed(@stlouisfed):Employees with 401(k)s want to maximize their retirement income, so they often invest in higher risk/higher return assets such as stocks. Employers who manage traditional defined benefit pensions want to ensure they can fulfill their obligations to former employees, so they tend to invest in lower risk/lower return assets such as bonds. To see which strategy has performed better, check the FRED Blog

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Employees with 401(k)s want to maximize their retirement income, so they often invest in higher risk/higher return assets such as stocks. Employers who manage traditional defined benefit pensions want to ensure they can fulfill their obligations to former employees, so they tend to invest in lower risk/lower return assets such as bonds. To see which strategy has performed better, check the FRED Blog