The Impact of Family Structure on Aspects of Retirement - Essay Collection
June 2025
Introduction
The Society of Actuaries Aging and Retirement Strategic Research Program issued a call for essays to examine the dynamics at play in how various aspects of retirement and resource sharing are considered among different family structures. It is the goal of this collection to provide a broad range of perspectives in this area.
The collection includes five essays that were accepted for publication from all submissions. Two essays were chosen for prizes based on their creativity, originality, and promotion of further thought in this area:
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Remaining Essays
Family Structure and Retirement: Anthropological Insights
Rick Gorvett, CERA, FCAS, MAAA, ARM, FRM, Ph.D.
Low Fertility, Childlessness, Single-Person Households, and Savings
Sam Gutterman, FSA, CERA, FCAS, MAAA, FCA, HonFIA
Impact of Family Structure on Retirement Aspects
Rajeshwarie VS and Vivek Gupta
The five essays that form this collection are compiled here: Family Structures Compiled Essay Collection
Acknowledgments
The SOA Research Institute Aging and Retirement Strategic Research Program thanks the Project Oversight Group (POG) for their careful review and judging of the submitted essays. Any views and ideas expressed in the essays are the authors’ alone and may not reflect the POG’s views and ideas nor those of their employers, the authors’ employers, the Society of Actuaries, the Society of Actuaries Research Institute, nor Society of Actuaries members.
Samuel Baker, FSA
Carol Bogosian, ASA
Timothy Geddes, FSA, EA, MAAA, FCA
Andrea Sellars, FSA, MAAA
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