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401(k)s and household saving: new evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances

Pence, Karen M. - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 2002

Although households have invested billions in 401(k) accounts, these balances may not be new saving if workers invest money that they would have saved in the program's absence. In this paper, I assess the effect of the 401(k) program on saving by comparing changes in the wealth of 401(k)...

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Do households have enough wealth for retirement?

Love, David A.; Smith, Paul A.; McNair, Lucy C. - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 2007

benefit pensions, life insurance, annuities, welfare payments, and future labor earnings. Abstracting from the uncertainty … annuitized value of comprehensive wealth and the ratio of comprehensive wealth to the actuarial present value of future poverty … poverty-line wealth of 3.56. About 12 percent of households, however, do not have sufficient wealth to finance consumption …

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Did pension plan accounting contribute to a stock market bubble?

Coronado, Julia Lynn; Sharpe, Steven A. - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 2003

During the 1990s, the asset portfolios of defined-benefit (DB) pension plans ballooned with the booming stock market. Due to current accounting guidelines, the robust growth in pension assets resulted in a stealthy but substantial boost to the profits of sponsoring corporations. This study...

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Cash balance pension plan conversions and the new economy

Coronado, Julia Lynn; Copeland, Phillip C. - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 2003

Many firms that sponsor traditional defined benefit pensions have converted their plans to cash balance plans in the …

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Pensions, social security, and the distribution of wealth

Kennickell, Arthur B.; Sunden, Annika E. - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 1997

, the SCF data show that including pensions and Social Security in net worth makes the distribution more even. The analysis …

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The funding of private pension plans

Warshawsky, Mark J. - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 1987

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The adequacy of funding of private defined benefit pension plans

Warshawsky, Mark J. - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 1989

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Do pension plans with participant investment choice teach households to hold more equity?

Weisbenner, Scott - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 1999

Some retirement plans allow the participant to choose how funds are invested. Having to direct investments may provide the participant with financial education. This paper finds that households covered by pension plans in which the employee chooses investments are significantly more apt to hold...

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Financial accounting for pensions: measures of funding status

Warshawsky, Mark J. - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 1990

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Workers' knowledge of their pension coverage: a reevaluation

Starr-McCluer, Martha; Sunden, Annika - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 1999

Because employer-provided pensions represent an important source of income during retirement, accurate information on …

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