Description: This April 2008 webcast, titled 'Understanding Changes During Retirement: Results of Two Studies' discussed the Society of Actuaries' 2007 Risks and Process of Retirement Survey and the Urban Institutes' Study on how older Americans spend their time. Additional references on 'What People Do' and other data sources are provided.

Description: The Society of Actuaries has surveyed the U.S. retiree and pre-retiree populations every other year since 2001 regarding their understanding and management of post-retirement risks. In 2010 the Canadian Institute of Actuaries conducted a similar survey, providing a potential opportunity to gain additional insights into both the Canadian and U.S. populations by comparing the findings. This paper examines the similarities and differences in the results of the two surveys. The most important overall finding is that the results are very similar in both countries.

Description: This document provides key findings from the 2007 Risks and Process of Retirement Survey related to how respondents conceive retirement and how they retire.