On your first day as a FreeERISA employee, one of the things you learn is the difference between a defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan. Since I've trained dozens of new employees over the past 10 years, I'd like to think I've gotten very good at explaining this.

One thing I've missed in my training, though, is really providing an impact of what the market looks like. So here's an unvarnished look that pits the two retirement heavyweights against one another.

Defined Benefit

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