Outliving Our Savings: Registered Retirement Income Funds Rules Need a Big Update
12 Pages Posted: 6 Jun 2014
Date Written: June 4, 2014
Abstract
Many retirees face dramatic erosion of their savings due to outdated government rules, says a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Outliving Our Savings: Registered Retirement Income Funds Rules Need a Big Update,” authors Alexandre Laurin and William Robson urge the government to re-visit its rules requiring mandatory minimum withdrawals from registered retirement income funds (RRIFs) and similar accounts, to protect Canadians from outliving their savings.
Keywords: Governance and Public Institutions, Pension Papers
JEL Classification: D91, J32
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Robson, William B. P. and Laurin, Alexandre, Outliving Our Savings: Registered Retirement Income Funds Rules Need a Big Update (June 4, 2014). C.D. Howe Institute Ebrief 175, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2446096 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2446096
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