1. COMPARING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND BENEFITS OF EMPLOYER SPONSORED RETIREMENT PLANS IN THE UNITED STATES Open Access Author: Frederick, Ethan S Title: COMPARING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND BENEFITS OF EMPLOYER SPONSORED RETIREMENT PLANS IN THE UNITED STATES Area of Honors: Risk Management Keywords: Actuarial ScienceRetirementPensions401(k) File: Download Frederick_Ethan_Comparingtheeffectivenessandbenefits.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis SupervisorRon Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors AdvisorNan Zhu, Faculty Reader