Description: Explores SOA and other research on shocks and unexpected expenses. Discusses impact of shocks and strategies for responses. Includes many focus group quotes.

Description: Explores SOA and other research on shocks and unexpected expenses. Discusses impact of shocks and strategies for responses. Includes many focus group quotes.

Description: This paper looks at different ways to think about the economic relationships within the family and relate them to various ways of providing for retirement security within a Social Security and employer framework.

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 paper will focus on default distributions and why they are important.

Description: This paper explores the context for retirement in the future, sets forth alternative scenarios for retirement and considers the public policy, individual, and family implications of these scenarios.

Description: This paper discusses retirement planning information and the signals it provides. It focuses on the issue of communicating lump sum versus income benefits. It discusses challenges in communicating income benefits and provides some alternatives.

Description: This paper deals with the workplace and the financial security issues related to the employer-employee relationship. From The Old-Age Crisis - Actuarial Opportunities - The 1996 Bowles Symposium, M-RS99-1.

Description: These are the Discussant Comments by Anna M. Rappaport for the Housing, Health and Social Support of the Elderly Session 4B of the January 13-15, 2020 Living to 100 Symposium in Orlando, Florida.

Description: Presented at Living to 100 and Beyond symposium in January 2002. Discusses the impact of longer life spans on families, business, society, and programs to help support the elderly.