“...the arguments in their favor are compelling." Our research on tontines for the Wharton Pension Research Council is referenced in this...

“A tontine is a financial vehicle that allows people to pool their assets and their mortality risk and thereby enhance their savings. We...

Benjamin Franklin once famously wrote “… in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” ¹ True, death is...

Tontines are a type of investment in which the account balances of shareholders who die are forfeited, divided up, and transferred to...

We are pleased to announce the CFA Institute Research Foundation has published Tontines: A Practitioner’s Guide to Mortality-Pooled...

The term “tontine” may be new to many people. This is not surprising, given that the once-common term largely fell out of use around one...

Tontines are useful vehicles for providing retirement income. Their payouts, however, will necessarily vary as a function of investment...