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Robert C. Merton, Dimensional Resident Scientist, discusses the crisis facing corporate and public pension plans today and describes a solution that helps both employers and their employees manage risk.

Chris Magyar
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A video in which Nobel laureate Robert Merton discusses why investors should worry about income, not total wealth, when assessing their retirement needs.

Chris Magyar A video in which Nobel laureate Robert Merton discusses why investors should worry about income, not total wealth, when assessing their retirement needs. tag:www.dfaus.com,2011:/managed_dc/press//13.672 2011-08-10T17:13:44Z 2011-09-29T13:41:56Z

A video in which Nobel laureate Robert Merton explains why annuities will be a key component of most people's retirement strategy by allowing retirees to pull extra income out of a nest egg.

Chris Magyar A video in which Nobel laureate Robert Merton explains why annuities will be a key component of most people's retirement strategy by allowing retirees to pull extra income out of a nest egg. tag:www.dfaus.com,2011:/managed_dc/press//13.671 2011-08-10T17:10:43Z 2011-09-29T13:42:03Z

A video in which Nobel laureate Robert Merton talks about why investors should worry about big-picture items, such as how long they want to work, and leave the details to professionals.

Chris Magyar A video in which Nobel laureate Robert Merton talks about why investors should worry about big-picture items, such as how long they want to work, and leave the details to professionals. tag:www.dfaus.com,2011:/managed_dc/press//13.670 2011-07-18T16:34:39Z 2011-09-29T13:42:27Z

A video in which David Booth discusses defined contribution plan innovations with P&I editorial page editor Barry Burr.

Chris Magyar A video in which David Booth discusses defined contribution plan innovations with P&I editorial page editor Barry Burr. tag:www.dfaus.com,2011:/managed_dc/press//13.669 2011-07-18T16:33:52Z 2011-09-29T13:42:38Z

A video in which Senator Bill Bradley discusses the shortcomings of defined contribution plans.

Chris Magyar A video in which Senator Bill Bradley discusses the shortcomings of defined contribution plans. tag:www.dfaus.com,2011:/managed_dc/press//13.668 2011-07-15T16:32:18Z 2011-09-29T13:42:49Z

A video in which David Wray discusses the latest trends in the 401(k) marketplace.

Chris Magyar A video in which David Wray discusses the latest trends in the 401(k) marketplace. tag:www.dfaus.com,2011:/managed_dc/press//13.475 2011-02-03T17:39:43Z 2011-03-10T21:23:35Z

Robert C. Merton argues for a radical change of the "unsustainable" Dutch pension system.

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The global pension challenge cannot be solved just by making participants more knowledgeable about their investments. They need sensible, well-integrated, easy-to-use solutions that will provide inflation-protected income for life. Such solutions exist.

Chris Magyar ]]> tag:preview.dfaus.com,2010:/managed_dc/press//13.433 2010-09-27T16:11:20Z 2011-02-03T20:41:11Z

Many pension funds in the Netherlands propose to solve their problems by abandoning fair-value valuations and applying a higher-than-risk-free discount rate to value their liabilities, while leaving pension rights untouched.

Chris Magyar ]]> tag:preview.dfaus.com,2010:/managed_dc/press//13.418 2010-04-28T14:11:46Z 2010-12-15T16:10:17Z

Maybe it takes a Nobel Prize winner to give affordable advice to aging baby boomers.

Richard Edwards http://www.dimensional.com/dfaus

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Structured defined contribution could be the risk-sharing solution we have all been waiting for.

Richard Edwards http://www.dimensional.com/dfaus
This article references SmartNest. Dimensional Fund Advisors purchased the SmartNest solution in 2010. The solution is currently being offered under the name Dimensional Managed DC.

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Skeptical of both defined-benefit and defined-contribution retirement plans, Harvard Business School professor Robert Merton proposes a hybrid, SmartNest, to overcome the shortcomings of each.

Chris Magyar




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Many of us are relying on defined contribution plans to help fund retirement. But Harvard Business School professor Robert C. Merton believes today's plans are not sustainable. So what's next? A new way to look at the problem.

Chris Magyar




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The next generation of retirement products will provide the user-friendliness and simplicity of defined-benefit plans, but they will come in the form of increasingly sophisticated defined-contribution plans. The tools and technology needed to design such products are available in the marketplace and need only be adapted to retirement applications.

Chris Magyar




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