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A traditional defined benefit (DB) plan is a plan in which the benefit on retirement is determined by a set formula, rather than depending on investment returns. Government pensions such as Social Security in the United States are a type of defined benefit pension plan.
1 The State Board Retirement Plan (SBRP) is a 401(a) defined contribution plan administered by TIAA-CREF. 2  The Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) Plan 3 and the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) Plan 3 are hybrid plans comprised of two components: a defined benefit and a defined contribution.