A
Call for Research Papers
For submission in the
Financial Services Review: The Journal of
Individual Financial Management
In
our continuing effort to provide the highly-relevant research and
education for retirement industry professionals, InFRE is jointly
sponsoring a call for papers on topics relating to retirement
planning and employer-sponsored retirement plans to be published in
a special edition of the Financial Services Review: Journal
of Individual Financial Management (http://www.pfp.gsu.edu/FSR/FSRhome.htm).
Our
co-sponsors include two well-respected organizations, the Arthur N.
Caple Foundation (www.caplefoundation.org),
and the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (www.ifebp.org),
whose missions similarly reflect InFRE’s in its dedication to
enhancing the retirement readiness of the American worker.
We
are seeking forward-looking research-based papers on the topics
below that reflect today’s new retirement environment and are
offering $500 cash awards to the top two winning papers.
The deadline for submission is March 7, 2008.
Paper
Topics:
Specifically, the papers being sought should address one or more of
the following topics:
- Target
Date Funds:
Are they appropriate during the income distribution phase of
retirement? Do they help employees in the public sector
achieve retirement readiness in conjunction with their defined
benefit plan?
- Retirement
Planning in the Public Sector:
How should retirement planning and income management differ for
public sector employees versus private sector employees?
- Participation
by Lower Income Employees:
Has the Federal Savers Tax Credit assisted lower income
employees in saving for retirement, and if so, how?
- Qualified
Default Investment Alternatives (QDIA):
What relevance do QDIAs have on the public sector?
- Loans:
What are the potential long-term effects of loans on retirement
security?
- Investment
Advice:
How well are public sector employees making informed retirement
and Social Security timing decisions? How could the
provision for “advice” in the Pension Protection Act of 2006
affect public sector employees?
- Roll
Out of Plan Assets:
Analyze the roll out of plan assets from public sector defined
contribution plans by type of employer (state, county, and
local).
- Hardship
Withdrawals:
Identify the demographics of hardship withdrawals between public
and private sector defined contribution plans.
Important
Dates:
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Manuscript
submission:
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March
7, 2008 by 5:00 p.m. EST
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Notification
of acceptance:
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May
2008
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Journal
publication:
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August/September
2008
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Manuscript
Submission and Style:
Please
refer to the Financial Services Review (FSR) website at: http://www.drsm.org/FSR_journal/Submissions.htm
to view requirements. Please disregard the information
in numbers “2” and “3” on the webpage. Manuscripts
should be sent to:
Tracy
Tucker, Association Director
The Arthur N. Caple Foundation
201 E. Main Street, Suite 1405
Lexington, KY 40507
Email:
ttucker@amrms.com
Electronic
(Email) submission of papers (MSWord format) is encouraged.
The papers will be reviewed through the normal FSR process.
For
general inquiries, please contact Tracy Tucker, Association
Director, The Arthur N. Caple Foundation, 859-514-9210, or email ttucker@amrms.com
Visit
the Financial Services Review website at: www.drsm.org/FSR_journal/Financial_Services_Review_home.htm
Call
for Papers Sponsored by:
The Arthur N. Caple Foundation (ANC Foundation), www.caplefoundation.org
International Foundation for Retirement Education (InFRE), www.infre.org
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP), www.ifebp.org
