Introduction
The hybrid retirement pension plan design, a design that typically combines a guaranteed benefit and 401(k) style individual retirement account, has seen ever-increasing interest from public sector employers in the United States since the market downturns of the late 2000s. Although hybrid retirement plans have been around for decades—notably one of the first adopters being the Federal Employee’s Retirement System—most stakeholders know relatively little about their purpose and possible structure.
A hybrid plan’s goals are no different than any other retirement benefit design’s goals: to provide adequate benefits to workers at an affordable cost to them and their employers. Yet hybrid
