Fourth-quarter 2008 market activity may serve as a painful reminder of the impact that portfolio volatility can have on investors' retirement security.In this study, T. Rowe Price analyzes the potential impact of individual stock volatility on retirement income, finding that investing in company...

We evaluate the impact of Financial Accounting Standard 132 by measuring how well its required asset allocation information predicts next year's pension returns. We compare the predictive capability of several different models, including Sharpe's style model and survey data by Pensions &...