Economy

U.S. Pension Funds Big On Stocks

U.S. pension funds* are more heavily invested in stocks compared with other countries, according to data from 2005. Below, investment allocations for selected members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

NOTES:
- Includes retirement investments, including private and public sector pension plans as well as IRA, 401(k) and similar plans.
- The percentages for each country in the chart may be slightly above or below 100 percent because of discrepancies in asset allocations.

Source: OECD Global Pension Statistics; Federal Reserve Board (2008) from U.S. Pension Reform: Lessons From Other Countries

Credit: Joshua Brockman and Alyson Hurt / NPR

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