The Effect of Uncertain Labor Income and Social Security on Life-Cycle Portfolios

Reorienting Retirement Risk Management

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Maurer, Raimond ^a,b   Mitchell, Olivia S ^c   Rogalla, Ralph ^d  

^a Society of Actuaries Association of Certified International Investment Analysts   (United States)

^b Wharton's Advisory Board for the Pension Research Council   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Annuities; Bonds; Investment; Labor income uncertainty; Portfolio allocation; Retirement; Saving; Stocks

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955924593     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199592609.003.0006     Document Type: Chapter

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