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Less is more: Increasing retirement gains by using an upside terminal wealth constraint

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  • Donnelly, Catherine
  • Gerrard, Russell
  • Guillén, Montserrat
  • Nielsen, Jens Perch

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We solve a portfolio selection problem of an investor with a deterministic savings plan who aims to have a target wealth value at retirement. The investor is an expected power utility-maximizer. The target wealth value is the maximum wealth that the investor can have at retirement.

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  • Donnelly, Catherine & Gerrard, Russell & Guillén, Montserrat & Nielsen, Jens Perch, 2015. "Less is more: Increasing retirement gains by using an upside terminal wealth constraint," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 64(C), pages 259-267.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:insuma:v:64:y:2015:i:c:p:259-267
    DOI: 10.1016/j.insmatheco.2015.06.003
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    • D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty

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