Published in November 2023 by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, this report by Karolos Arapakis and Gal Wettstein examines longevity risk in retirement planning. It highlights three themes: misperceptions of life expectancy, strategies like self-insurance and annuities, and the persistent gap between annuity value and adoption.
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Longevity Risk: Rethinking Retirement Planning
Exploring how individuals perceive life expectancy, the strategies they use to manage longevity risk, and why annuity demand remains puzzlingly low.
Oct 7, 2025
Karolos Arapakis,
Gal Wettstein

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