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Nick Nefouse

Nick Nefouse

May 8, 2026

3:10
So talk more about what does that mean in practice, and why is this becoming more important now?
3:14
Yeah, you're exactly right.
3:15
So defined benefit was a defined benefit when you get to retirement.
3:19
These were fixed, and they worked, for the most part, well in the United States over probably 50 years.
3:25
Because of a lot of pressure they put on the corporate balance sheets, we started moving away from those.
3:29
And when we moved away from those, you're exactly right, we just shifted the dollars from defined benefit into defined contribution.
3:36
Most Americans have access to a 401[k] plan or a 401[k]-type plan.
8:29
Is that the right way to think about it, the regulatory impact actually helping the end investor?

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