This study examines household portfolio choice through the retirement transition. I show that couples significantly decrease their stock allocations after retirement, whereas singles' allocations remain relatively unchanged. Reallocations are concentrated among couples in which the wife is more...

This paper examines the link between marital decisions, consumption, and optimal portfolio choice in a life-cycle model with limited marital commitment. Without full commitment, individual income shocks lead to renegotiation between spouses, altering relative bargaining power and endogenously...

This paper examines whether monetary policy affects the portfolio decisions of U.S. households. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, interest rate increases are related to higher equity ownership and higher wealth allocations to risky assets. Inflation hedging is a likely explanation for these...