Description: This paper outlines findings from judgement and decision making and behavioral economics literature that focus on elements of the retirement savings decision. From the 2011 Enterprise Risk Management Symposium, March 2011.

Description: The author advocates trying to maximize the diversification of investment portfolios based on creating multiple sources of income, each taxed in its own way, based on the premise that taxation of retirement income in the future is no longer predictable. From the 2011 Enterprise Risk Management Symposium, March 2011.

Description: This is the transcript for Session 5B : What is Different Today for Post-retirement Financial Planning? from the 2017 Living to 100 Symposium in Orlando.

Description: This document is a summary of a presentation made at the 1975 SOA annual meeting discussing current and future trends with regard to: a Population and mortality, b Family structure, c Forms and role of government, d Economic forces including the saving process, productivity, and inflation., and e Public attitudes. The impact of these items on savings vs protection, individual versus pension, public versus private, pension product design, marketing and distribution and investment policy is discussed.

Description: This paper introduces the author's globalization model of work and retirement in the 21st century. To make the model work, there is a need for a prototype social security system with many desirable features called National Provident Fund for each nation.

Description: This document is a summary of a session which was presented at the 1975 SOA Annual meeting. It includes discussions on the following topics: Effects of ERISA on valuation methods, discussion of Claude Y. Paquin's paper A Review of Actuarial Cost Methods for Defined Benefit Pension Plans, funding standard account, asset valuation and allocations, plan mergers, a discussion of Josiah M. Lynch's paper A Practical Approach to Gains Analysis, information related to Individual policy pension trusts.

Description: A collection of essays aimed to gather perspectives, opinions and data on how to advance the state of effective retirement planning to assist individuals, actuaries, financial advisors, employers, and other stakeholders. The goal was to explore ideas and thoughts on identifying current and alternative means of achieving and measuring retirement income adequacy.

Description: This panel discussion from the SOA's 1975 Annual Meeting addressed the perceived future of pension plans. Discussions included expectations related to: 1 Plan Terminations, 2 Trend toward defined contribution or profit sharing, 3 Career pay benefit formulas, 4 Slowdown in plan liberalizations, 5 Slowdown in establishment of new plans, 6 Integration with Social Security, 7 Cost of Living Increases, 8 Inclusion of pre- and post-retirement spousal benefit at employer's cost, 9 Retirement Age, and 10 Mandatory Pensions.

Description: This paper examines the impact on retirement goals and savings behavior by participants in financial education seminars offered by TIAA-CREF .

Description: Transcript of the Q&A period from session 1B.