Introduction -- Part I -- Pay-as-you-go Versus Funded Pension Plans: Which Way to Better Address Common Challenges in the EU? -- Old-Age Pension Systems: Characterization and Comparability -- What’s New in the Debate About Pay-as-you-go Versus Funded Pensions? -- The Role of the Government in...

This book examines failure in the urbanisation of Northwest China as a result of government industrial policies that have impacted on the economic development of the region. By looking at the under-researched provinces of Gansu, Qinghai and Inner Mongolia, which make up a quarter of China's...

Demographic trends put a burden on EU pension provision. As the sustainability of pension systems is addressed by current pension reforms, lower benefit levels are projected. In this scenario, households may want to consider supplementing their public pension income. As their own residence is on...

Chapter 1: Yes, Teachers Can Be Financially Fit -- Chapter 2: Spending and Saving: A Guide for Teachers -- Chapter 3: Earning Extra Income -- Chapter 4: Teachers’ Wheels: Cars and Transportation -- Chapter 5: Walls and a Roof: Housing for Teachers -- Chapter 6: Managing Credit and Debt --...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Overview of Pension Systems -- Chapter 3. Socio-Economic and Medical Approaches to Pensions Systems -- Chapter 4. Modeling the Impact of Socio-Economic and Medical Characteristics on Public Pension Systems in Central and Eastern European Countries -- Chapter...

Chapter 1: How To Get Richer -- Chapter 2 Deciding What To Invest In -- Chapter 3: Understanding Risk -- Chapter 4: How Much to Hold In Fixed Income Investments -- Chapter 5: When to Exchange Equity for Fixed Income Investments -- Chapter 6: Calculating Spending -- Chapter 7: Insurance Mediates...

Since the financial crisis, everyone is more aware of the need to be financially literate. This book covers a wide range of topics and assures the reader that understanding of one’s money script and more particularly making changes (if necessary) would result in more effective and responsible...

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Research Study -- Chapter 2: Prior Research Review and Overview of Enhanced Retirement Strategies -- Chapter 3: Research Methodology -- Chapter 4: Results: Establishing a Base -- Chapter 5: Effect of Adding HECM to the Base -- Chapter 6: Effect of Delaying Claiming...