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  • A Portfolio Approach to Retirement Income Security
    A Portfolio Approach to Retirement Income Security Retirees and their advisors should construct diversified portfolios of retirement income, allocating among various retirement income classes ...

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    • Authors: Steven Vernon
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; Communication>Persuasive communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Annuities>Fixed annuities; Annuities>Individual annuities; Annuities>Investment strategy - Annuities; Demography>Longevity; Economics>Behavioral economics; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans
  • Designing and Communicating Retirement Plans for "Humans"
    Designing and Communicating Retirement Plans for "Humans" This essay advocates that the transition from DB to DC plans won't be complete until plan sponsors offer programs ...

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    • Authors: Steven Vernon
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; Communication>Persuasive communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Annuities>Fixed annuities; Annuities>Individual annuities; Demography>Longevity; Economics>Behavioral economics; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation
  • Observations on our Observations
    Observations on our Observations Observations on recent SOA study on input and output smoothing techniques ad impact on defined benefit funding. ;; Asset valuation; Funding policy; Market value ...
    • Authors: Joseph Silvestri
    • Date: May 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Funding; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Public Policy
  • How Should Financial Economics Principles Be Applied (Or Not Applied) to Public Pension Plans?
    How Should Financial Economics Principles Be Applied (Or Not Applied) to Public Pension Plans? Some are arguing to require actuaries to fund public plans like an insurance company. It is not the ...

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    • Authors: Thomas Lowman
    • Date: Jun 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Economics>Financial economics; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk appetite
  • Whats going on here anyway?
    Whats going on here anyway? A Discussion of why female mortality is higher than male mortality at higher ages. Actual-to-expected=A/E=Actual to expected;Claim experience;Contingencies;Death ...

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    • Authors: John M Bragg
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Demography>Gender factors; Demography>Longevity; Experience Studies & Data>Disability; Experience Studies & Data>Long-term care - Experience Studies & Data; Experience Studies & Data>Morbidity; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Health & Disability>Disability insurance; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health information technology; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design
  • Considerations for Discount Rate Selection
    Considerations for Discount Rate Selection This article provides a guide to setting discount rates. Guidance within FAS 106 and FAS 87 is reviewed in light of evolving practice and business ...

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    • Authors: Arthur Conat
    • Date: Jun 2004
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Pension accounting; Pensions & Retirement>Retiree medical
  • Retirement Income Security: Why Individual Account DC Plans Are Not The Answer (But Also What Is)
    Retirement Income Security: Why Individual Account DC Plans Are Not The Answer (But Also What Is) This paper attempts to distill from these various models a practical application of the key ...

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    • Authors: Robert Brown
    • Date: Jan 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Investments