tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167053228142922997.post1860055935044759343..comments2023-10-30T11:57:40.433-04:00Comments on Wade Pfau's Retirement Researcher Blog: "Optimal Asset Allocation in Retirement: A Downside Risk Perspective"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04168922717655562721noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167053228142922997.post-89785959536998427272011-08-07T09:08:24.939-04:002011-08-07T09:08:24.939-04:00Thank you for the comments. That is my feeling ab...Thank you for the comments. That is my feeling about mortality rates as well. If the advice about what to do when planning for average life expectancy is different than for what to do when planning for a long life, then it seems to me that people should be leaning more toward the long life scenario.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168922717655562721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167053228142922997.post-45357247671417522272011-08-06T17:13:21.660-04:002011-08-06T17:13:21.660-04:00The integration of mortality rates into the SWR ju...The integration of mortality rates into the SWR just seems to create a further distance between population 'averages' and the individual's worst-case-scenario he has to provide for.<br /><br />The combined metric maybe of value to the annuity industry because they are dealing with averages ... although I don't expect to see their prices come down as a result of this study.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com