Table of contents
Foreign currency exposure and the hedging possibilities for pension funds
Mukesh K. Chaudhry, Rohan A. Christie‐David, William H. SackleyNotes increasing investment by US pension funds in foreign currency denominated assets and briefly outlines previous research on the links between various types of…
A social security reform proposal
William Saunders, Joseph D. HaleyIdentifies three “pillars” of US retirement benefits policy (savings, redistribution and insurance) and outlines the legislative development of private pensions since the 1920s…
A current look at the debate: whole life insurance versus buy term and invest the difference
Robert J. Carney, Lise GrahamNotes increasing US support for the BTID insurance strategy, i.e. buy low cost term life insurance and invest the difference between the cost of this and of whole life insurance…
Investing for retirement
Kevin J. SiglerOutlines some research on the effects of risk on portfolios for retirement planning and puts forward a method to help individuals “increase their chances of not outliving their…
The stock market reactions to terminations of overfunded pension plans
Nobchanok Singha‐Uthorn, M. Kabir HassanExplains the difference between defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) pension plans in the US context and the options open to companies wishing to terminate…
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0307-4358e-ISSN:
1758-7743ISSN-L:
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- Professor Don Johnson