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who bears the investment risk in a defined contribution plan
Members bear the investment risk in defined contribution schemes, personal pensions and PRSAs.
What is a defined contribution scheme?
Defined contribution schemes are schemes where your own contributions and your employer’s contributions are both invested and the proceeds buy a pension and/or other benefits at retirement.
does a defined contribution scheme have a set contribution
A DC scheme has a set contribution for the employee and a set contribution for the employer.
can you give me an example of the set contributions for a defined contribution scheme
For example, in some DC schemes, the employer and the employee each contribute 5% of the member's earnings, or 10% in total.

Question: can I adjust the level of contribution
Self-contained rewrite: can I adjust the level of contribution in a DC scheme