Description: This article is a summary of the SOA Research Institute report published in April 2023 on Megatrends Impacting the Future of Retirement Plans.

Description: An interview with Michelle Richter-Gordon which provides a look at how DC participants feel about their financial security in retirement and suggests how retirement professionals can improve the financial security of retirees during the decumulation phase.

Description: This article addresses how the ARPA has lessened the financial burden on sponsors of corporate defined benefit plans.

Description: This is a discussion of the Life–Cycle Model, findings from behavioral finance, managing risks post–retirement, the role of government, software and some perspectives on the future.

Description: COVID-19 has changed the lives of most Americans and there are very important issues for retirees and near-retirees to consider.

Description: This article exams societal trends that may influence retirement patterns and presented retirement scenarios. From The Actuary Vol. 24, No. 12

Description: An interview of the winning co authors of the SOA essay contest on how differences in wealth and retirement outcomes are experienced by people of different races and ethnicities and to promote a better understanding of the underlying issues surrounding the differences.

Description: There are reasons for the retirement actuary to be optimistic about the future of our practice. There are reasons to believe that actuaries will play an increasingly large and valuable role in the retirement industry and there are significant opportunities for growth—from both an individual and a profession wide perspective— within the pension consulting field.

Description: The author reportsand reflectson the rich and diverse findings and viewpoints presented at the October, 2008 Future of Life Cycle Savings and Investment Conference held at the Boston University School of Management. Links to the papers presented and more details as to the conference, as well as to a video, are provided.

Description: Overview of market trends impacting the group benefits space in Canada and the implications for insures as they prepare for future evolving industry dynamics.