Expanding DC plan investment options, particularly default investments, could boost participation and reduce risk for employees, suggest Cameron Ellis of the University of Iowa, Thorsten Moenig of Temple University, and Jacqueline Volkman-Wise of Saint Joseph’s University. Via RetireSecureblog. …Read More
The Journal of Pension Economics and Finance (JPEF) has long traced the evolution of public & private retirement programs. Its 20th Anniversary Special Issue explores innovative solutions to address pension & retirement security challenges, explains Professor Joshua Rauh of Stanford University & the Hoover Institute, via RetireSecure blog.…Read More
Men and women both share retirement worries, but women’s unique life circumstances warrant greater attention in retirement planning decisions, including plan participation and investment strategies, report Bank of America’ Nevenka Vrdoljak and Susan Feng: Retire Secure Blog. …Read More
At an ERISA Advisory Council hearing for the Dept. of Labor, experts recommended including annuities in defined contribution plans to hedge against longevity risk. Olivia S. Mitchell, a Wharton School professor, supported a default annuity structure that begins payments later in life to simplify financial decisions for older participants.…Read More
Unlocking retirement potential: 401(k) plans have improved retirement prospects yet many still expose retirement savers to longevity risk. Wharton Professor Olivia S. Mitchell recommends bolstering #DC plans with deferred annuities. Via PIOnline.…Read More
Defined benefit pensions often paid lifetime income streams, but many workers were not included; some companies also underfunded the plans. Defined contribution plans plus Social Security offer more Americans retirement security, explains Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell, via PlanAdvisor. …Read More
Including deferred income annuities in DC accounts can enhance retiree financial well-being, report researchers Vanya Horneff and Raimond Maurer of the Goethe University Frankfurt, and Olivia Mitchell of the University of Pennsylvania. Via ThinkAdvisor. …Read More
Anna Rappaport on the RetireSecure Blog discusses whether to take your defined contribution benefit as a lump sum or annuity: consider both near and longer-term needs.…Read More
Many American households have no retirement savings, and a majority have too little saved to fund their expected needs. Professors Richard Patterson and William Skimmyhorn look at strategies to boost retirement savings, at the RetireSecure blog.…Read More
GE plans to freeze defined benefit accruals of 20K workers and offer lump sum buyouts to 100K former employees, seeking to cut debt. This aligns GE with most larger US companies today as defined benefit pension plans grow rare, says Wharton’s Olivia S. Mitchell here. Image courtesy of…Read More
