Redefining the Goal of Retirement Planning – Essay Collection

The Society of Actuaries’ Aging and Retirement Strategic Research Program is pleased to release a collection of essays in response to a call for essays aimed to gather perspectives, opinions and data on how to advance the state of effective retirement planning to assist individuals, actuaries, financial advisors, employers, and other stakeholders. The goal was to explore ideas and thoughts on identifying current and alternative means of achieving and measuring retirement income adequacy.

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Research Insights - Redefining the Goal of Retirement Planning – Essay Collection

Introduction 
John Cutler and Andrea Sellars

Economic Security in Retirement 
Doug Chandler

Inequalities in Retirement Security: Unique Challenges for African American Households 
J. Michael Collins and Cliff A. Robb

Creating a Retirement Paycheck Using an Income Floor
Glen Nakamoto

Income Flooring: Is Annuitization the Right Strategy?
Anna M. Rappaport

Thinking About using Assets During Retirement
Anna M. Rappaport

The 5 Most Important Retirement Income Decisions
Steve Vernon

Retirement Income Planning in a DC World
Steve Vernon

Consider a Default Decision Process for Retirement Income Options in DC Retirement Plans 
Steve Vernon

Retirement Income Statements that Educate and Don’t Dangerously Mislead
Steve Vernon

Are Americans Financially Prepared for Retirement: Why Do Economists Disagree?
Anthony Webb

Thank You

The SOA’s Aging and Retirement Strategic Research Program would like to thank the following individuals for their input throughout this project:

John Cutler, Co-Chair
Andrea Sellars, Co-Chair
Anna Rappaport
Carol Bogosian
Charles DeClara
Howard Iams
Jack Van derhei
Larry Pollack
Robert Eaton
Sam Gutterman
Steve Newman
Steve Vernon
Steven Siegel, SOA Sr. Research Actuary
Barbara Scott, SOA Sr. Research Administrator

Questions or Comments?

If you have comments or questions, please send an email to research@soa.org.