Description: This is a transcript of a roundtable discussion moderated by Anna Rappaport. The purpose of the roundtable is to discuss a model of personal investing known as the Life–Cycle Model of Investing and Saving. This model is concerned with how individuals can find ways to smooth their consumption so that they have a roughly similar standard of living across different periods of time. This roundtable discussion was the catalyst for the article, 'Perspectives on Retirement Planning and Consumption' written by Steven S. Siegel for the October/November 2007 Actuary magazine.

Description: This report highlights the findings of the 2009 survey and focuses on issues in the survey specifically as they relate to economic and financial issues.

Description: Employers who offer financial wellness programs that help younger employees plan for major life events could see improved employee retirement preparedness.

Description: Asia is experiencing changing demographic, social, and cultural tides which threaten to submerge existing retirement-pension systems.

Description: Series of infographic to help individuals understand how life expectancy and the decisions they make impact their plans for a happy, healthy and well-funded retirement.

Description: Infographic pdf highlighting key findings from an SOA online survey

Description: This research summarizes interviews of individuals 85+ years old, looking at how habits and behaviors from earlier in life affect the later years of retirement.

Description: This paper sets forth challenges presented by an aging society with a focus on the situation of the individual and the implications for actuaries. From Retirement Needs Framework, M-RS00-1.

Description: This session discusses the results of recent studies, one sponsored the Society of Actuaries, conducted by Mathew Greenwald & Associates and the Employee Benefits Research Institute EBRI and another conducted by Life Insurance Marketing and Research Asssociation LIMRA, focusing on public knowledge and attitudes with regard to post-retirement risks. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 3, Session 9pd.