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Retirement in America Podcast Episode 7:

Making 401(k)s Look More Like Pensions

Nov 12, 2026

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Episode 7 of Retirement in America features Nick Nefouse, Global Head of Retirement Solutions and Head of LifePath at BlackRock, and podcast host Dan Doonan discussing how retirement plans are evolving to help Americans turn their savings into reliable income throughout retirement.

A central focus of the discussion is BlackRock’s LifePath Paycheck®, a retirement investment solution that integrates access to a guaranteed lifetime income stream provided by third-party insurers into a target-date strategy.

Retirement in America is available on the NIRS website, YouTube and all major podcast platforms.

Watch Episode 7, Making the 401(k) Look More Like a Pension: The Future of Lifetime Retirement Income, below.

 

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“Nick offers an interesting perspective on how the retirement industry is rethinking 401(k) plans to address that challenge. As more Americans retire without traditional pensions, addressing this gap will reduce financial-related stress in retirement by adding back some of the certainty that so many workers have lost in recent decades.”
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Dan Doonan

Host, Retirement in America Podcast

National Institute on Retirement Security

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