Sex and 401(k) plans

Campbell, Sheila, and Alicia Haydock Munnell. “Sex and 401(k) plans”. Just the Facts 4, Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, May 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104525.
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Abstract

Over the past two decades, private pension coverage has shifted from defined benefit plans to 401(k) plans. This shift has many important implications for the retirement security of older Americans. One so-far-overlooked consequence is that it has changed the relative price of annuities for men and women. Annuities are financial instruments that guarantee retirees a lifetime stream of income in exchange for an initial premium payment. The reason for the change in the price is that annuities provided under the two types of plans are regulated by different legal regimes...

Title
Sex and 401(k) plans
Author
Campbell, Sheila
Munnell, Alicia Haydock
School
Carroll School of Management
Discipline
Finance
Center
Center for Retirement Research
Genre
report
Date Issued
May 2002
Publisher
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Series Title
Just the Facts
Series Number
4
Version Identification
Version of record.
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104525
Use Restrictions
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Subject
Financing retirement

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