Here are some accessible articles, written for a lay audience, which describe some of the research at The IFID Centre.
2011 of Interest
"Mortgage De Ja Vu, All over Again" (M.A. Milevsky) Toronto Star, February 2011
2010 of Interest
"Inflation, Deflation or Both?" (M.A. Milevsky) Toronto Star, November 2010
"Your RRSP is Not Really a Pension" (M.A. Milevsky) Toronto Star, September 2010
"Have a Big Mortgage? Other Debts? Perhaps it's Time to Stop Contributing to Your RRSP or TFSA" (M.A. Milevsky) Toronto Star, September 2010
2009 of Interest
"How Risky is Longevity? (M.A. Milevsky) Research Magazine, October 2009
"How Much to Allocate to Annuities? (M.A. Milevsky) Research Magazine, September 2009
"How Vulnerable is Your Retirement Monte Carlo to a Black Swan?" (M.A. Milevsky) April 2009
2008 of Interest
"Will Your SWiP Beat Your ILY?" (L. Aronoff and M.A. Milevsky) December 2008
2007 of Interest
"Moral Hazard." (M.A. Milevsky) Research Magazine,
October 2007
"Defined Benefit Pensions: Winners & Losers" (M.A. Milevsky) Research Magazine,
September 2007
"Mortgage Financing 2007: What Now?" (M.A. Milevsky and B. Walker) September 2007
"Annuitization." (M.A. Milevsky) Research Magazine,
August 2007
"Longevity Risk." (M.A. Milevsky) Research Magazine,
July 2007
"Spending Buckets and
Financial Placebos." (M.A. Milevsky) Research Magazine,
June 2007
"Inflation Rates and
Retirement." (M.A. Milevsky) Research Magazine, May 2007
2006 of Interest
"Can Buckets Bail-Out a Poor Sequence of Investment
Returns?" (M.A. Milevsky) October 2006
"Annuitization: If Not Now, When?" (M.A. Milevsky) July 2006
"Will the True Monte Carlo Number, Please Stand Up?" (M.A. Milevsky and A. Abaimova) June 2006
Final version in the online version of the Journal of Financial Planning
"Retirement Ruin and the Sequencing of Returns." (M.A. Milevsky with A. Abaimova) February 2006
Updated final version in National
Underwriter
Spreadsheet Accompanying "Retirement Ruin and the
Sequencing of Returns" (M.A. Milevsky with A. Abaimova) February 2006
2005 of Interest
"Will GMWBs Keep-up with Retirees' Inflation?" (M.A. Milevsky) December 2005
Updated final version in National
Underwriter
2004 of Interest
"Hedging
Human Capital." (M.A.
Milevsky) October 2004
Updated final version in Advisor's Edge
"Grandma’s
Longevity Insurance." (M.A.
Milevsky) October 2004
Updated final version in National
Underwriter
"Houset
Allocation." (M.A.
Milevsky) September 2004
Updated final version in Advisor's Edge
"A
Statistical Approach to Annuity Suitability." (M.A.
Milevsky) July 2004
Updated final version in Best Reviews
"Mortgage Financing and Liability Allocation." (M.A.
Milevsky) June 2004
"Mortgage Financing: Should You Still Float? Four
Answers." (M.A. Milevsky) April 2004
Updated final version in Advisor's Edge
2003 of Interest
"Is Your Client a Stock or a Bond?" (M.A.
Milevsky) Advisor's Edge, November 2003
2002 of Interest
"Back to School: Should you get another degree? Here's how to
figure out if it will pay off." (M.A. Milevsky) National Post
Business magazine, November 2002
"Your Life's Worth: If you have children, you need life
insurance. But how much is enough?" (M.A. Milevsky) National
Post Business magazine, October 2002
"What it's worth: Mutual funds advertise their pre-tax
returns, but it's post tax returns that really matter." (M.A.
Milevsky) National Post Business magazine, September 2002
"The Cost of Values: Ethical funds protect human rights and
the environment. Do they protect your bottom line?" (M.A. Milevsky)
National Post Business magazine, August 2002
"Pick your Pension: Defined contribution plans let you
grow-or-blow your pension." (M.A. Milevsky) National Post
Business magazine, April 2002
"Know your true worth: Your biggest investment isn't your
RRSP or pension. It's your job." (M.A. Milevsky) National Post
Business magazine, March 2002
2001 of Interest
"Go with the Float? Fixed-rate mortgages offer piece of mind,
but not much else." (M.A. Milevsky) National Post Business
magazine, April 2001
