Retirees’ biggest regret is saving too little, as Wharton Professor Olivia S. Mitchell explains to Robert “Bob” Powell of Decoding Retirement. Via yahoo!finance. …Read More
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All My Friends Are Freezing Their Credit Right Now. Should I?
There is growing concern about sensitive personal information getting leaked, warns Wharton Professor, Olivia S. Mitchell, via Glamour.…Read More
Mortality Postponement and Compression at Older Ages in Human Cohorts
Longevity to increase substantially in coming decades! So save more and keep healthy to boost old-age security, reports Prof. David McCarthy of the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business, via IPRA webinar.…Read More
Regret Is a Powerful Savings, Planning Motivator: New Study
60% of older survey respondents feel regret for not having saved more and claimed Social Security too young, report Profs Abigail Hurwitz of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Olivia S. Mitchell of the University of Pennsylvania, via Think Advisor.…Read More
Information Processing Frictions and Suboptimal Investment in 529 College Savings Plans
Wharton Professor and Director of the Pension Research Council, Olivia S. Mitchell, will speak Wednesday, October 19th on “Information Processing Frictions and Suboptimal Investment in 529 College Savings Plans,” a Fed/GFLEC Financial Literacy Seminar at The George Washington University.…Read More