Description: Author's view of important issues raised in EBRI 35'th anniversary policy forum and other settings, together with commentary and related public policy recommendations. Goal is to encourage readers to think about the situation today and where it might be going, and to help them identify important issues that need attention.

Description: This session discussion is about the actuary's opportunities and roles in the 21st century and the actuaries appropriate steps in preparing for these roles. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 3A.

Description: In this editorial the author discusses the rise in popularity of cash balance pension plans. She discusses their attributes and offers her opinion that the actuarial profession and the SOA have vital roles to play as these plans grow in usage and the business environment continues to evolve. From: The Actuary, September 1999 – volume 33 - Issue 7.

Description: This article is a review of the National Summit on Retirement Savings held on June 4-5, 1998 in Washington, D.C. The summit focused on the implications of low savings rates on the aging of America and was designed to help policy makers and all Americans think about ways to increase retirement savings.

Description: This article provides an overview of approaches to phased retirement and offers information for employers to think about in designing and managing strategies.

Description: Article from The Actuary, February 1972 – volume 6 - Issue 2 provides a recap of the Actuaries Club of New York meeting and the two panel discussions one on Consumerism and one on the Interest Adjusted Cost Method.

Description: Book review of Steve Vernon’s Money for Life, Turn your IRA and 401(k) into a Lifetime Retirement Paycheck

Description: Transcript of a round table discussion on Housing in Retirement.

Description: Provides personal perspective on moving from full time employment into a range of different activities before full retirement; provides ideas for new paths.

Description: The third age can be viewed as a period between the traditional full-time employment career building period and fulltime retirement and leisure. Individuals combine work, volunteerism and leisure in different ways during this period. Some actuaries look at this period as one during which they might want to start a small consulting business. There is no generally accepted practice at present and maybe none will emerge. This article will look at issues related to the third age from the perspective of actuaries who move from full-time regular employment with an established business into a consulting practice. I will share personal experience in making such a transition.