The design solution for retirement income strategies from individual accounts is the next major challenge to the evolving retirement system in the United States. In response, the Department of Labor has put forward a proposal to require sponsors of defined contribution plans to provide their...

There is a large professional literature on the correct measurement of the funded status of and indicated employer contributions to government employee pension plans. But static measures do not provide a quantification of the risk that plans could represent in the future in various possible...

With the passage of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and the Department of Labor regulation regarding qualified default investment alternatives, automatic enrollment and default investments featuring more equities are likely to become more popular. This analysis compares the investment...