Thanks. "The crucial difference, however, is that the ISA withdrawal is not a loan." As the two article links confirm,…
www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w32828/w32828.pdf While there is good evidence for automatic escalation in the US, it is not as powerful as its advocates…
"To what extent do minimum AE contributions need to increase? It would be good if everyone had contributions into DC…
Except they’re not saving into a pension, Minister unless we convert all those pots to CDC and give them what…
Tag Archives: Stuart McDonald
What’s the CMI telling us about pensions insuring our living too long?
Stuart McDonald has done so much for people other than experts to get to grips with longevity. I cannot admit to understanding longevity charts, even when Stuart resents them but I do my best to share what comes to me … Continue reading
Where does life expectancy go from here? Stuart McDonald and friends!
Right now LCP’s podcasts are a distance ahead of what else is worth listening to (a lot). The problem is getting listened to for all the work that Stuart and others put into their work. Which is why I hope … Continue reading
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“Demographic change – hard to grapple with – easy to ignore”
This is good Beyond Curious with LCP · S4 Ep.6 Retirement in an ageing society Stuart McDonald and Steve Webb are on my pod – it’s early on a cold Sunday morning. What are the demographic trends that impact our … Continue reading
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Good news for Brits , bad news for insurers – we’re living “too long”!
Stuart McDonald’s comments are brutally commercial but need a little explanation. Here goes! So what is this most comprehensive review of how we’re living longer look in CMI style graphs. Here goes What I can see is a dramatic change … Continue reading
Get COVID and live longer?
This is a repost of a blog by Stuart McDonald (actuarybyday) what appeared in 2021. It is – as Stuart suggests on social media – worth a re-read in the light of recent sessions of the Covid inquiry. Get … Continue reading
LCP – doh ray me!
We were having a sing song yesterday afternoon and it got “pensionlitical”. Doh! – it’s dear – DB is dear Ray – I read it in the Sun Me – DC! I’m by myself Fah – how long will drawdown … Continue reading
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Stuart McDonald’s presentation on excess deaths in the pandemic and beyond
You can access Stuart McDonald’s barnstorming presentation on what’s happened to mortality over and since the pandemic – from this link. A measure of the hour long presentation’s engagement was that there was as many people who started out as … Continue reading
Stuart McDonald MBE
Stuart McDonald received his MBE for services to Public Health from King Charles on Wednesday. Pictures can say 1000 words, this blog only needs two more Congratulations Stuart.
For those who should be alive and loving, alive and loved.
One great sadness of the pandemic is the loss of life of thousands of elderly people discharged from hospitals into care homes where they both died and spread the pandemic to others who died. This was known to … Continue reading
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The secret to Omicron’s success and more – C19-ARG’s Friday report 58
Friday Report: Issue 58 By: John Roberts, Adele Groyer, Matt Fletcher and Dan Ryan www.covid-arg COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. COVID-19 is still one of the hottest topics for scientific papers and articles. The COVID-19 Actuaries … Continue reading
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I did not find this , Torsten's most impressive work (not sure it was his). But it at least remind…