Retirement Wealth Decisions in Australia 's Superannuation System: Part 1, Accumulation
Abstract
This is the first in a series of three papers examining retirement wealth decisions in Australia 's superannuation system. The work seeks to introduce a holistic approach to examining decision making across the key stages of retirement wealth provision, namely: accumulation; conversion; and, decumulation. The central idea considered in this study relates to the final superannuation benefit achieved during the accumulation phase. Using a sample of 245 Australians over the age of 45, we consider three areas, under the following sub-headings: attitudinal (budget; funding priority; and, adequacy); financial market (estate planning; ...
View more >This is the first in a series of three papers examining retirement wealth decisions in Australia 's superannuation system. The work seeks to introduce a holistic approach to examining decision making across the key stages of retirement wealth provision, namely: accumulation; conversion; and, decumulation. The central idea considered in this study relates to the final superannuation benefit achieved during the accumulation phase. Using a sample of 245 Australians over the age of 45, we consider three areas, under the following sub-headings: attitudinal (budget; funding priority; and, adequacy); financial market (estate planning; and, financial advice); and, demographic factors (gender; retirement status; household income; employment status; and, accumulation contribution type) and their respective impacts on accumulated balance.
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View more >This is the first in a series of three papers examining retirement wealth decisions in Australia 's superannuation system. The work seeks to introduce a holistic approach to examining decision making across the key stages of retirement wealth provision, namely: accumulation; conversion; and, decumulation. The central idea considered in this study relates to the final superannuation benefit achieved during the accumulation phase. Using a sample of 245 Australians over the age of 45, we consider three areas, under the following sub-headings: attitudinal (budget; funding priority; and, adequacy); financial market (estate planning; and, financial advice); and, demographic factors (gender; retirement status; household income; employment status; and, accumulation contribution type) and their respective impacts on accumulated balance.
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Journal Title
Australasian Journal of Business and Social Inquiry
Volume
6
Issue
2
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Copyright Statement
© 2008 Academic Global Publications P/L. This is the author-manuscript version of the paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version.