Wade D. Pfau

The American College for Financial Services

Professor of Retirement Income

630 Allendale Rd

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1.

Reducing Retirement Risk with a Rising Equity Glide-Path

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 13 Sep 2013
Wade D. Pfau and Michael Kitces
The American College for Financial Services and The Kitces Report & Nerd's Eye View
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retirement planning, investing, asset allocation, glide-path

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Making Sense Out of Variable Spending Strategies for Retirees

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 17 Mar 2015
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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retirement planning, retirement income modeling, systematic withdrawals, variable spending in retirement

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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 PGIM
Downloads 10,206 (1,055)
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retirement, systematic withdrawals, 4% rule, safe withdrawal rates

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An Efficient Frontier for Retirement Income

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 25 Sep 2012
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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retirement planning, retirement income modeling, efficient frontier, annuities, systematic withdrawals

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Asset Valuations and Safe Portfolio 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
PGIM, The American College and The American College for Financial Services
Downloads 4,984 (3,549)
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retirement, asset valuations, withdrawal rates, Monte Carlo

Asset Valuations and Safe Portfolio Withdrawal Rates

Retirement Management Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2014
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 20 Jul 2023
David Blanchett, Michael S. Finke and Wade D. Pfau
PGIM, The American College and The American College for Financial Services
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retirement, withdrawal strategy

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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
PGIM, The American College and The American College for Financial Services
Downloads 4,477 (4,334)
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time diversification, portfolio choice, stock allocation

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Incorporating Home Equity into a Retirement Income Strategy

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 04 Nov 2015
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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retirement, reverse mortgage, retirement income

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A Model Approach to Selecting a Personalized Retirement Income Strategy

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 24 Mar 2021
Alejandro Murguia and Wade D. Pfau
Retirement Researcher and The American College for Financial Services
Downloads 3,714 (5,910)
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Retirement planning, retirement income, systematic withdrawals, annuities, psychology

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The True Impact of Immediate Annuities on Retirement Sustainability: A Total Wealth Perspective

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 23 Jul 2013
Michael Kitces and Wade D. Pfau
The Kitces Report & Nerd's Eye View and The American College for Financial Services
Downloads 3,096 (7,920)
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retirement income, annuities, systematic withdrawals, SPIAs

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Retirement Risk, Rising Equity Glidepaths, and Valuation-Based Asset Allocation

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 18 Sep 2014
Michael Kitces and Wade D. Pfau
The Kitces Report & Nerd's Eye View and The American College for Financial Services
Downloads 3,037 (8,168)
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retirement planning, investing, asset allocation, glide-path

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An International Perspective on Safe Withdrawal Rates from Retirement Savings: The Demise of the 4 Percent Rule?

Journal of Financial Planning, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 31 Oct 2010
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
Downloads 2,603 (10,436)
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SAFEMAX, retirement, withdrawal rates, international comparison, sustainable

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Lifetime Expected Income Breakeven Comparison between SPIAs and Managed Portfolios

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 30 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2015
Larry R. Frank Sr, Larry R. Frank Sr, John B. Mitchell and Wade D. Pfau
Better Financial EducationAcademy of Financial Services, Central Michigan University - Department of Finance and Law and The American College for Financial Services
Downloads 2,502 (11,085)
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SPIA, Immediate annuity, managed diversified portfolio, cash flow comparisons, breakeven comparison

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The Yin and Yang of Retirement Income Philosophies

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 17 Jan 2015
Wade D. Pfau and Jeremy Cooper
The American College for Financial Services and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Retirement income, safe withdrawal rate, probability-based, safety-first, volatility, annuity, risk, growth assets, equities, longevity risk

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The Four Approaches to Managing Retirement Income Risk

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 31 Dec 2019
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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retirement, income, sequence risk, market risk, sustainable retirement distributions

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Retirement Income Beliefs and Financial Advice Seeking Behaviors

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 24 Mar 2021
Alejandro Murguia and Wade D. Pfau
Retirement Researcher and The American College for Financial Services
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retirement income, self-efficacy, financial advisor perceived usefulness, behavioral finance

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The Lifetime Sequence of Returns: A Retirement Planning Conundrum

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 04 Jan 2015
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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retirement planning, sequence of returns risk

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Safe Savings Rates: A New Approach to Retirement Planning Over the Lifecycle

Journal of Financial Planning, Vol. 24, No. 5, May 2011
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 03 Jul 2011
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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safe withdrawal rates, retirement planning, lifetime perspective, safe savings rate, wealth accumulation targets, retirement spending goals, SAFEMAX, SAFEMIN

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VAR Analysis of the Monetary Transmission Mechanism in Vietnam

Applied Econometrics and International Development. Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 165-179, January – June 2009
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 27 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 15 Oct 2009
Le Viet Hung and Wade D. Pfau
State Bank of Vietnam and The American College for Financial Services
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Monetary policy, transmission mechanism, vector autoregression, Vietnam

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Long-Term Investors and Valuation-Based Asset Allocation

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 04 Jan 2015
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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market valuations, cyclically-adjusted price-earnings ratio, PE10, stock returns, market timing, long term, tactical asset allocation, buy and hold

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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
PGIM, The American College and The American College for Financial Services
Downloads 1,265 (31,757)

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

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Spending Flexibility and Safe Withdrawal Rates

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 09 Nov 2011
Michael S. Finke, Wade D. Pfau and Duncan Williams
The American College, The American College for Financial Services and Texas Tech University
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retirement planning, retirement income, shortfall risk, safe withdrawal rates

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Choosing a Retirement Income Strategy: A New Evaluation Framework

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Choosing a Retirement Income Strategy: A New Evaluation Framework

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 04 Jan 2015
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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retirement planning, retirement income modeling

Choosing a Retirement-Income Strategy: A New Evaluation Framework

Retirement Management Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2012
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 20 Jul 2023
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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retirement, retirement income

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Selecting a Personalized Retirement Income Strategy

Retirement Management Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2021, pp. 46-58, 2021
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 25 Jan 2022
Alejandro Murguia and Wade D. Pfau
Retirement Researcher and The American College for Financial Services
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retirement income, retirement security, retiree preferences

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Capital Market Expectations, Asset Allocation, and Safe Withdrawal Rates

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 04 Jan 2015
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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retirement planning, safe withdrawal rates, asset allocation, capital market expectations

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Predicting the Medal Wins by Country at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games: An Econometrics Approach

Korean Economic Review, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 233-247, Winter 2006
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 08 Nov 2008
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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Olympics, Econometrics, Forecasting

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Predicting Sustainable Retirement Withdrawal Rates Using Valuation and Yield Measures

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 17 Dec 2010
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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safe withdrawal rates, retirement planning, market valuation, price-earnings ratio, dividend yield. stock returns, bond returns

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Choosing a Retirement Income Strategy: Outcome Measures and Best Practices

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Choosing a Retirement Income Strategy: Outcome Measures and Best Practices

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 04 Jan 2015
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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retirement planning, retirement income modeling

Choosing a Retirement-Income Strategy: Outcome Measures and Best Practices

Retirement Management Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2012
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 20 Jul 2023
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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retirement, retirement income

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Withdrawal Rates, Savings Rates, and Valuation-Based Asset Allocation

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 04 Jan 2015
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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market valuations, cyclically-adjusted price-earnings ratio, PE10, stock returns, asset allocation

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Will 2000-Era Retirees Experience the Worst Retirement Outcomes in U.S. History? A Progress Report after 10 Years

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 30 Nov 2010
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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retirement planning, safe withdrawal rates, sequence of returns risk, retirement ruin, retiring in 2000, current withdrawal rate

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Lifecycle Funds and Wealth Accumulation for Retirement: Evidence for a More Conservative Asset Allocation as Retirement Approaches

Financial Services Review, Vol. 19, No. 1, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 19 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2010
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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lifecycle funds, target date funds, retirement planning, asset allocation

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Retirement Income Showdown: Risk Pooling vs. Risk Premium

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 29 Oct 2016
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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retirement planning, income annuity, risk premium, investments

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Revisiting the Fisher and Statman Study on Market Timing

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 03 Jul 2011
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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market valuations, cyclically-adjusted price-earnings ratio, PE10, stock returns, market timing, long term, tactical asset allocation, buy and hold

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Life Insurance as a Retirement Income Tool

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 26 Sep 2017
Russell DeLibero and Wade D. Pfau
The American College of Financial Services and The American College for Financial Services
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Life Insurance, Retirement Planning, Asset Allocation, Retirement Spending

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Getting on Track for a Sustainable Retirement: A Reality Check on Savings and Work

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 04 Jan 2015
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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retirement planning, lifetime perspective, safe savings rate, safe retirement age, wealth accumulation targets, retirement spending goals, safe withdrawal rates

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Lifetime Expected Income Breakeven Comparison between SPIAs and Managed Portfolios (A Descriptive Work for Data that is in SSRN Abstract http://ssrn.com/abstract= 2317857)

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 11 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2015
Larry R. Frank Sr, Larry R. Frank Sr, John B. Mitchell and Wade D. Pfau
Better Financial EducationAcademy of Financial Services, Central Michigan University - Department of Finance and Law and The American College for Financial Services
Downloads 314 (185,635)
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SPIA, Immediate annuity, managed diversified portfolio, cash flow comparisons, breakeven comparison

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Emerging Market Pension Funds and International Diversification

Journal of Developing Areas, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 14 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 28 Oct 2010
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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emerging markets, pension, asset allocation, international diversification

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An Overview of Retirement Income Planning

Pfau, W. D. (2018). An overview of retirement income planning. Financial Counseling and Planning, 29(1), 114-120. doi:10.1891/1052-3073.29.1.114
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 24 Nov 2021
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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insurance, investments, retirement planning, risk

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An Optimizing Framework for the Glide Paths of Lifecyle Asset Allocation Funds

Applied Economics Letters, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 19 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 28 Oct 2010
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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lifecycle, target date, retirement planning, glide paths

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The Role of International Diversification in Public Pension Systems: The Case of Pakistan

Economic Issues. Vol. 14, Part 2, pp. 81-105, September 2009
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 27 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 28 Oct 2010
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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pension, asset allocation, financial markets, Asia, Pakistan

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The Effects of Social Security on Private Savings: A Reappraisal of the Time Series Evidence

Sophia International Review, Vol. 27, No. 1, p. 57-70, March 2005
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 21 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 28 Oct 2010
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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Social Security, Private Savings, Crowding Out

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The Funded Pension Scheme in Uzbekistan: An Analysis

Sophia International Review, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 75-92, March 2009
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 22 Jun 2009
Alisher Khasanbaev and Wade D. Pfau
affiliation not provided to SSRN and The American College for Financial Services
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pension, Uzbekistan, defined-contribution

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Optimizing Retirement Income by Combining Actuarial Science and Investments

Retirement Management Journal, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2015
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 20 Jul 2023
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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retirement, retirement income

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The Impact of the National Pension Fund on the Suitability of Elderly Pensions in Thailand

Asian Economic Journal. Vol. 23, No. 1 (March 2009), p. 41-63.
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 27 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 28 Oct 2010
Wade D. Pfau and Vararat Atisophon
The American College for Financial Services and National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
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defined-contribution pension, pension suitability, stochastic forecast, Thailand

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Demographic Changes and the Long-Term Pension Finances in Vietnam: A Stochastic Actuarial Assessment

Journal of Population Ageing, Vol. 1, No. 2-4, pp. 125-151, July 2009
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 07 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 28 Oct 2010
Giang T. Long and Wade D. Pfau
National Economics University and The American College for Financial Services
Downloads 118 (448,386)
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aging, stochastic projections, pension finances, Vietnam

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Comparing the Impacts of Social Security Benefit Reductions on the Income Distribution of the Elderly

National Tax Journal, Vol. 59, No. 2, pp. 195-210, June 2006
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 27 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 28 Oct 2010
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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Assessing the Applicability of Hypothetical Workers for Defined-Contribution Pensions

Journal of Income Distribution, Vol 18, No. 2, pp. 92-117, June 2009
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 27 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2013
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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Social Security, Hypothetical Workers, Defined-Contribution Pensions

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Reforming Social Security: Issues and Challenges for Personal Retirement Accounts

East and West Studies, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 215-242, 2007
Posted: 09 Dec 2009
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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Social Security Reform, Personal Retirement Accounts, Public Finance

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The True Impact of Single-Premium Immediate Annuities on Retirement Sustainability: A Total Wealth Perspective

Retirement Management Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2014
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 20 Jul 2023
Michael Kitces and Wade D. Pfau
The Kitces Report & Nerd's Eye View and The American College for Financial Services
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retirement, retirement income, annuities, single premium immediate annuities, SPIAs

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Retirement Withdrawal Rates and Portfolio Success Rates: What Can the Historical Record Teach Us?

Retirement Management Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2011
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 20 Jul 2023
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services
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retirement, retirement income

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The Portfolio Size Effect and Lifecycle Asset Allocation Funds: A Different Perspective

Journal of Portfolio Management, Forthcoming, https://doi.org/10.3905/jpm.2011.37.3.0440
Posted: 06 Nov 2019
Wade D. Pfau
The American College for Financial Services

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lifecycle funds, target date funds, retirement planning, asset allocation, portfolio size effect