Sunday, August 21, 2011

"Research & Reality--A Literature Review on Drawing Down Retirement Financial Savings"

"Research & Reality--A Literature Review on Drawing Down Retirement Financial Savings" 
(Society of Actuaries) The stated objective of this paper is to "review the existing literature on this multifaceted topic so as to draw clear insight on the best approach to drawing down individual retirement savings." 
 
Comments:  Comprehensive (64 pages) review of academic literature focusing on combinations of annuitization and self-managed drawdown strategies.  Pages 48-54 provide considerations for a person "contemplating self-managing some or all of his/her retirement assets" (i.e., the individuals for whom this website has been designed).  Most of the considerations noted by the authors in these pages can be addressed using the simple spreadsheet and the process set forth in the March, 2010 article above.