A System to Evaluate and Compare Defined Contribution Plans
The Society of Actuaries’ Pension Section is pleased to make available material that develops an actuarial framework for assessing defined contribution retirement plan benefits. The report was authored by Marc Des Rosiers.
Materials
A System to Evaluate and Compare Defined Contribution Plans
A System to Evaluate and Compare Defined Contribution Plans
A System to Evaluate and Compare Defined Contribution Plans - Presentation
Questions
If you have any questions or comments regarding the report, please contact Steve Siegel, Research Actuary at ssiegel@soa.org.
Thank You
The SOA’s Pension Section would like to thank the following individuals for their input on the project:
Dylan Porter, Chair
Michael Economos
Cindy Levering
Andrea Sellars
Joe Tomlinson
Jack VanDerhei
Steven Siegel, SOA Research Actuary
Andrew Peterson, SOA Staff Fellow
Barbara Scott, SOA Research Administrator
Copyright and Disclaimers
Important: The DC Evaluation Framework Spreadsheet ("Software") posted on this site is the property of the Society of Actuaries ("SOA") and is protected under U.S. and international copyright laws. It was created for the SOA by Marc Des Rosiers, FSA.
The Software has been developed for the benefit of actuaries FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY, although others may find it useful. The SOA makes the Software available to individual users for their personal use on a non–exclusive basis. No commercial use, reproduction or distribution is permitted whatsoever.
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