David Blanchett

QMA

Head of Retirement Research, DC Solutions

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1.

The 4 Percent Rule is Not Safe in a Low-Yield World

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 16 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 17 Jan 2013
Michael S. Finke, Wade D. Pfau and David Blanchett
The American College, The American College for Financial Services and QMA
Downloads 9,217 (691)
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retirement, systematic withdrawals, 4% rule, safe withdrawal rates

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Asset Valuations and Safe Portfolio Withdrawal Rates

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 28 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2013
David Blanchett, Michael S. Finke and Wade D. Pfau
QMA, The American College and The American College for Financial Services
Downloads 4,562 (2,371)
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retirement, asset valuations, withdrawal rates, Monte Carlo

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Optimal Portfolios for the Long Run

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 06 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 05 Feb 2014
David Blanchett, Michael S. Finke and Wade D. Pfau
QMA, The American College and The American College for Financial Services
Downloads 3,859 (3,160)
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time diversification, portfolio choice, stock allocation

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Required Retirement Savings Rates Today

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 18 Oct 2016
David Blanchett, Michael S. Finke and Wade D. Pfau
QMA, The American College and The American College for Financial Services
Downloads 1,163 (22,206)

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Retirement Savings, Life Cycle Saving, Low Returns, Financial Planning, Household Finance

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Annuitized Income and Optimal Asset Allocation

2018 Academic Research Colloquium for Financial Planning and Related Disciplines
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 23 Sep 2017
David Blanchett and Michael S. Finke
QMA and The American College
Downloads 1,019 (26,897)
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An Overview of Retirement Income Strategies

Journal of Investment Consulting, Vol. 17, No. 1, p. 22-30, 2016
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 18 Oct 2016
Michael S. Finke and David Blanchett
The American College and QMA
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Should Annuities be Purchased from Tax-Sheltered Assets?

Forthcoming in Journal of Financial Services Professionals
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 02 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2019
David Blanchett and Michael S. Finke
QMA and The American College
Downloads 403 (89,947)

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annuities, retirement, personal finance

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Guaranteed Income: A License to Spend

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 13 Jul 2021
David Blanchett and Michael S. Finke
QMA and The American College
Downloads 301 (124,969)

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Retirement income, annuities, Social Security, personal finance

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Sequence Risk: Managing Retiree Exposure to Sequence Risk Through Probability of Failure Based Decision Rules

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 26 May 2011
Larry R. Frank Sr, John B. Mitchell and David Blanchett
Academy of Financial Services, Central Michigan University - Department of Finance and Law and QMA
Downloads 271 (138,927)
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Retirement Planning, Adjustable Withdrawal Rates, Sequence Risk, Probability of Failure

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How Competitive Are Income Annuity Providers Over Time?

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 20 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2021
David Blanchett, Michael S. Finke and Branislav Nikolic
QMA, The American College and York University - Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Downloads 261 (144,379)

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Retirement, Retirement Policy, Annuities, Insurance Companies

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An Age-Based, Three Dimensional, Universal Distribution Model Incorporating Sequence Risk

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 24 May 2011 Last Revised: 11 May 2016
Larry R. Frank Sr, John B. Mitchell and David Blanchett
Academy of Financial Services, Central Michigan University - Department of Finance and Law and QMA
Downloads 231 (162,611)
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Retirement Planning, Adjustable Withdrawal Rates, Sequence Risk, Probability of Failure, Expected Longevity

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The Effect of Advanced Age and Equity Values on Risk Preferences

Blanchett, D., Finke, M and Guillemette, M. (2018). The Effect of Advanced Age and Equity Values on Risk Preferences. Journal of Behavioral Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 02 May 2017 Last Revised: 26 Jan 2018
David Blanchett, Michael S. Finke and Michael Guillemette
QMA, The American College and Texas Tech University - Department of Personal Financial Planning
Downloads 176 (208,681)
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risk preferences, risk aversion, stock prices, old age, financial planning

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Who Exhibits Time Varying Risk Aversion?

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 27 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2016
David Blanchett, Michael S. Finke and Michael Guillemette
QMA, The American College and Texas Tech University - Department of Personal Financial Planning
Downloads 161 (225,068)
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Risk Aversion, Time Varying Risk Aversion, Advanced Age, Account Balance, Income, Morningstar

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The Value of Delayed Social Security Claiming for Higher-Earning Women

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 24 May 2021
Sophia Duffy, Michael S. Finke and David Blanchett
The American College, The American College and QMA
Downloads 152 (236,210)

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Social Security, retirement, personal finance

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Transition to Old Age (Superannuation) in a 3-D, Age Based, Dynamic, Serially Connected and Annually Recalculated Retirement Distribution Model

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 02 May 2012 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2012
Larry R. Frank Sr, John B. Mitchell and David Blanchett
Academy of Financial Services, Central Michigan University - Department of Finance and Law and QMA
Downloads 143 (248,297)
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Retirement Planning, Adjustable Withdrawal Rates, Sequence Risk, Probability of Failure, Expected Longevity, Elderly, Mortality, Age Distribution, Cohorts, Superannuation

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The Benefit of Diversified Guaranteed Income for Retirees: Combining Immediate Fixed and Immediate Variable Annuities

Retirement Management Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 23-36, 2020
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 20 Jan 2021
David Blanchett
QMA
Downloads 81 (366,671)

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Immediate Fixed Annuities, Immediate Variable Annuities, Retirement Income, Stochastic Utility Model

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Portfolio Delegation and 401(k) Plan Participant Responses to COVID-19

Downloads 73 (389,051)
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Portfolio Delegation and 401(k) Plan Participant Responses to COVID-19

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 15 Jun 2020
David Blanchett, Michael S. Finke and Jonathan Reuter
QMA, The American College and Boston College - Department of Finance
Downloads 57 (448,492)
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401(k), target date fund, delegation, robo-advice, COVID-19

Portfolio Delegation and 401(K) Plan Participant Responses to Covid-19

NBER Working Paper No. w27438
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 29 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 27 Jun 2021
David Blanchett, Michael S. Finke and Jonathan Reuter
QMA, The American College and Boston College - Department of Finance
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Do Defaults Limit Consumer Response to Rainy-Day Funds? Evidence from 401(k) Participants During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 18 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 20 Nov 2020
David Blanchett, Michael S. Finke and Zhikun Liu
QMA, The American College and Empower Retirement™
Downloads 66 (410,747)

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Retirement, defined contribution, defaults