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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"defined contribution plans"”.
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Real estate investment for defined contribution plans--an analysis
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1990.
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The impact of second pillar pensions on a Maltese family-run business
… business's financial statements, focusing on Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution plans. It uses IAS 19 accounting rules and various scenarios to analyse the financial implications of each pension plan possibility. Design: The actuary meticulously documented their thought process in a …
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Gender and Financial Risk Aversion
… in individuals' investment strategies in their defined contribution plans are investigated. It is stressed that by defined contribution plans, the work refers to employer-sponsored plans such as 401(k)s, 403(b)s, and thrift saving accounts from current or past jobs, as well as to Individual …
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Racial differences in households' financial asset allocation, 1992-2004
… (income, wealth, working status, having defined benefit plans vs. having defined contribution plans, inheritance, homeownership and business ownership) and an attitudinal factor (risk tolerance). Race has four categories: white, black, Hispanic and others. To fully analyze racial …
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A comparison of the returns of 'Regulation 28' compliant and non-compliant funds in South Africa
The shift from defined benefit to defined contribution plans has exposed pensioners to a number of new risks which the South African government has been encouraged to mitigate through the aggressive implementation of retirement fund regulations. This study specifically focuses on the effect of …
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AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF PENSIONS FOR THE LABOR MARKET
… on firm productivity when a firm terminates a defined benefit plan and replaces it with a defined contribution plan. The empirical analysis was done using the data set discussed in Chapter 1. The empirical results show that when performing two-step estimations and comparing one group of firms …
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Behavioral Aspects of Retirement Savings: How do 401(K) Plans Affect Household Asset Accumulation?
The nature of employee retirement plans has changed dramatically over the past fifteen years as employers have been replacing traditional defined benefit retirement plans with defined contribution plans like the 401(k) plan. This dissertation is focused on the impact that 401(k) plan have on …
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Three essays on the disposition of employer-sponsored retirement plan balances
… withdrawals from employer-sponsored plans may in fact serve as an important mechanism for liquidity-constrained workers to smooth consumption in response to income shocks. Results from the NLSY79 suggest that withdrawals do appear to be driven largely by need, as workers who faced …
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Three aspects of investment decisions under terminal wealth constraints
Pension investors in defined-contribution plans are responsible for making investment and withdrawal decisions regarding their pension savings. This thesis focuses on three aspects of investment decisions in the savings phase. First, we introduce a generalised option-based portfolio insurance …
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Three aspects of investment decisions under terminal wealth constraints
Pension investors in defined-contribution plans are responsible for making investment and withdrawal decisions regarding their pension savings. This thesis focuses on three aspects of investment decisions in the savings phase. First, we introduce a generalised option-based portfolio insurance …