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"traditional" registered pension plan or RPP, a "flexible" group registered retirement savings plan or group RRSP, and a "hybrid …
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impact on retirement savings. Our empirical investigations show that preferences, demographic characteristics and labor … retirement savings patterns. In our model, individuals decide how much to save in a setting that combines an irreversible … (particularly the irreversible ones) are not carefully designed, retirement savings can be severely a ffected …
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2014 marks the 10-year anniversary of the introduction of health savings accounts (HSAs), created by Congress in 2003 … taxation. Because of this triple tax preference, some individuals might find using an HSA as a savings vehicle for health care … expenses in retirement more advantageous from a tax perspective than saving in a 401(k) plan or other retirement savings plan …
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In a defined contribution pension system, one of the main risks faced by members refers to the investment of funds. In this context, we discuss which is the most suitable risk measurement for the affiliates to the pension system. Different life-cycle investment strategies are evaluated under...
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The primary motivation for retirement savings policy is the view that many of us, if left to our own devices, will not … federal policy scheme — have made such plans the predominant vehicle for private savings for retirement. A growing body of … evidence shows that the details of plan design can have large effects on savings outcomes. The design of the “choice …
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Retirement saving is an area now jam-packed with defaults meant to address delayed or absent decision making. Yet, getting individuals engaged with retirement saving decisions is critical to avoid unsuitable one-size-fits-all defaults and optimise accumulated wealth. We apply a...
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This paper studies the elimination of traditional pensions and subsequent adoption of 401(k) plans by U.S. employers. Using thousands of firm-level natural experiments, it shows that unexpected losses in future compensation engendered by pension plan transitions induce premature retirement for...
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"traditional" registered pension plan or RPP, a "flexible" group registered retirement savings plan or group RRSP, and a "hybrid …
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paper reviews a range of studies of the adequacy of household saving, comparing estimated dollar savings shortfalls with …
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The regulation of private and public pension plans in the United States begins with the premise that employer-sponsored plans resemble traditional donative, or gift, trusts. Accordingly, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) famously “imports” major principles of...
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