1. WHY ARE FINANCIALLY HEALTHY EMPLOYERS FREEZING THEIR DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS? Open Access Author: Shultz, Allison L. Title: WHY ARE FINANCIALLY HEALTHY EMPLOYERS FREEZING THEIR DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS? Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: pensiondefined benefitdefined contribution File: Download final_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Arthur Cather, Thesis SupervisorDavid Arthur Cather, Thesis SupervisorRon Gebhardtsbauer, Faculty ReaderDavid Arthur Cather, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. CASE STUDY OF BEHAVIOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DEFINED BENEFIT AND DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION PLANS Open Access Author: Huang, Ying-Hui Title: CASE STUDY OF BEHAVIOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DEFINED BENEFIT AND DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION PLANS Area of Honors: Mathematics Keywords: defined benefitdefined contributionpensionretirement ratewithdrawal rate File: Download Ying-Hui_Huang_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Arthur Cather, Thesis SupervisorDavid Arthur Cather, Thesis SupervisorDr. Diane Marie Henderson, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Comparison of Social Security Systems in Different Countries Open Access Author: Yener, Suzan Nora Title: Comparison of Social Security Systems in Different Countries Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: social securitypensiondefined benefitdefined contribution File: Download Yener_Suzan_ComparisonofSocialSecuritySystemsinDifferentCountries.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis SupervisorRon Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors AdvisorLisa Lipowski Posey, Faculty Reader
4. ADJUSTING TARGET-DATE FUND GLIDE PATH FOR THE RELATIVE VALUATION OF THE S&P 500 Open Access Author: Phelps, Kevin Lloyd Title: ADJUSTING TARGET-DATE FUND GLIDE PATH FOR THE RELATIVE VALUATION OF THE S&P 500 Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: retirement401kdefined contributiontarget-date fundsasset allocation File: Download Thesis_FINAL_submit.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James Alan Miles, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
