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Retirees confront the difficult problem of how to manage their money in retirement so as to not outlive their funds while continuing to invest in capital markets. We posit a dynamic utility maximizer who makes both asset location and allocation decisions when managing her retirement financial...
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The direct financial impact of the financial crisis has been to deal a heavy blow to investment-based pensions; many … economic shocks, and it also explores how people may react by changing their consumption, saving and investment, work and …-varying investment opportunities and countercyclical risky labor income dynamics. We show that households near retirement will reduce …
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valuable to both the young and the old. Our calibrated model quantifies welfare gains from including investment time and money …
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We evaluate lifecycle consumption and portfolio allocation patterns resulting from access to Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit (GMWB) variable annuities, one of the most rapidly-growing financial innovations over the last two decades. A key feature of these products is that they offer access...
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mortality and uncertain labor income, we extend the investment universe to include not only stocks and bonds, but also survival …
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This paper examines how labor income volatility and social security benefits can influence lifecycle household portfolios. We examine how much the individual optimally saves and where, taking into account liquid financial wealth and annuities, and stocks as well as bonds. Higher labor income...
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