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  • Replacing the Replacement Rate: A Better Way
    Replacing the Replacement Rate: A Better Way The standard for measuring retirement income adequacy has ... has been the final earnings replacement rate (usually targeted at 70%). But - does it work? Retirement ...

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    • Authors: Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald
    • Date: May 2017
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: International News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Social Insurance>Social Security
  • Employers Should Consider a Single Plan Document
    combined plan”allows the promise, funding and delivery of both pension benefits funded by the employer and salary ... salary deferrals funded by the employees Defined benefit plans=DB plans;Defined contribution plans=DC ...

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    • Authors: Barry Kozak
    • Date: May 2018
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Corporate plans; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design
  • Diverse Risks 2016 Call for Essays
    Essays April 2016 2 Prize Winners First Prize The “Feel Free” Retirement Spending Strategy R. Evan ... Krzysztof Ostaszewski Third Prize Thinking About the Future of Retirement Anna M. Rappaport Longevity Insurance ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Apr 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Relationship Management; Results-Oriented Solutions; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Topics: Annuities>Payout annuities; Demography>Longevity; Economics>Behavioral economics; Economics>Financial economics; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Portfolio management - Finance & Investments; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Public Policy; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Social Security
  • The 401(k) As A Lifetime Financial Wellness Instrument
    The 401(k) As A Lifetime Financial Wellness Instrument All we need is … a §401k - redesigned to • Leverage ... Leverage the fungibility of money • Consolidate to a lifetime, all-in-one plan • Create liquidity without ...

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    • Authors: Jack Towarnicky
    • Date: Sep 2017
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design
  • The 401(k) As A Lifetime Financial Wellness Instrument
    The 401(k) As A Lifetime Financial Wellness Instrument All we need is … a §401k - redesigned to • Leverage ... Leverage the fungibility of money • Consolidate to a lifetime, all-in-one plan • Create liquidity without ...

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    • Authors: Jack Towarnicky
    • Date: Apr 2017
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design
  • Perspectives from Anna:Getting Better Results in a DC Plan
    Perspectives from Anna:Getting Better Results in a DC Plan Article focuses on a number of strategies ... Results in a DC Plan Article focuses on a number of strategies that can be used to improve results in ...

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    • Authors: Anna M Rappaport
    • Date: Feb 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Economics>Behavioral economics; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design
  • Increased Interest in International Plans
    Plans Recently, we have seen renewed interest in the international (or “offshore”) pension plan. An international ... mobile workers of a multinational employer, but can also be used for certain other workers. The plan is usually ...

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    • Authors: Carl Hansen
    • Date: Sep 2012
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Topics: Global Perspectives; Global Perspectives>Multinational companies; Pensions & Retirement>Corporate plans; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Pensions & Retirement>Funding; Pensions & Retirement>Hybrid plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Pensions & Retirement>Retirement risks