Life-cycle Asset Accumulation and Allocation in Canada

Kevin Milligan

Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers from McMaster University

Abstract: This paper documents the life-cycle patterns of household portfolios in Canada, and investigates several hypotheses about asset accumulation and allocation. Inferences are drawn from the 1999 Survey of Financial Security, with some comparisons to earlier wealth surveys from 1977 and 1984. I find cross-sectional evidence for asset decumulation at older ages when annuitized assets like pension wealth are included in the analysis. I also find that the portfolio share of financial assets increases sharply with age, while indicators of risk tolerance appear to decrease. This is consistent with families desiring more liquid and less risky assets as they age.

Keywords: wealth; savings; lifecycle; portfolio choice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 E21 G11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48 pages
Date: 2004-10
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Journal Article: Life-cycle asset accumulation and allocation in Canada (2005)
Journal Article: Life‐cycle asset accumulation and allocation in Canada (2005)
Working Paper: Life-Cycle Asset Accumulation and Allocation in Canada (2004)
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