Redefining Retirement: How Will Boomers Fare?

Contents......Page 8
List of Figures......Page 10
List of Tables......Page 12
Notes on Contributors......Page 18
Abbreviations......Page 24
Part I. Prospects for Baby Boomer Retirement......Page 26
1. Will Boomers Redefine Retirement?......Page 28
2. Cohort Differences in Retirement Expectations and Realizations......Page 38
3. The Sufficiency of Retirement Savings: Comparing Cohorts at the Time of Retirement......Page 61
4. Understanding Baby Boomers’ Retirement Prospects......Page 95
Part II. Changing Health Status and Health Insurance......Page 118
5. Are Baby Boomers Living Well Longer?......Page 120
6. Baby Boomers versus Their Parents: Economic Well-Being and Health Status......Page 137
7. Cross-Cohort Differences in Health on the Verge of Retirement......Page 163
8. Health Insurance Patterns Nearing Retirement......Page 184
Part III. New Roles for Retirement Assets......Page 202
9. The Impact of Pensions on Nonpension Investment Choices......Page 204
10. Measuring Pension Wealth......Page 236
11. Trends in Pension Values Around Retirement......Page 259
12. Pension Portfolio Choice and Menu Exposure......Page 273
13. Saving between Cohorts: The Role of Planning......Page 296
14. Retiring on the House? Cross-Cohort Differences in Housing Wealth......Page 321
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D......Page 335
E......Page 336
G......Page 337
H......Page 338
K......Page 339
M......Page 340
P......Page 341
S......Page 343
W......Page 345
Z......Page 346