The Individual Finance and Insurance Decisions (IFID) Centre at 
              the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Science in Toronto, 
              Canada (www.ifid.ca) is proud to 
              announce the scheduling of our annual conference on Thursday October 
              28th, 2010, which coincides with the 10th anniversary of the founding 
              of The IFID Centre.
            
            The theme of this year's conference is lifecycle finance, insurance 
              and economics.We are honored that the keynote speaker for the conference 
              is Professor Menahem Yaari (Hebrew University). His presentation 
              will reflect on the impact of his classic and widely-cited 1965 
              article in the Review of Economic Studies
              
              Other confirmed speakers include S. Richard (Wharton), L. Kotlikoff 
              (Boston), S.F. Leung (Hong Kong), S. Hanna (Ohio State), S. Pliska 
              (U. of Illinois) and T. Kobayashi (Tokyo).
             
              SPEAKERS 
                Menahem Yaari (Hebrew University)
              Larry Kotlikoff (Boston University)
                Implementing the Yaari Model in Practice
              Sherman Hanna (Ohio State University)
                Positive vs. Normative Approaches to LifeCycle Saving and Spending 
                Decisions
            
             
             
              Stan Pliska (University of Illinois at Chicago) 
                with Discussion by Scott Richard (Wharton, University of 
                Pennsylvania)
                Optimal Life Insurance, Consumption and Investment
            
             
             
              Takao Kobayashi (University of Tokyo) 
                with Discussion by Tom Salisbury (York University)
                Human Capital and Asset Allocation
            
             
             
              Siu F. Leung (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) 
                
                with Discussion by Huaxiong Huang (York University)
                Consumption and Annuitization
              James Feigenbaum (Utah State University) 
                with Discussion by Jim Davies (University of Western Ontario)
                Is it Really Good to Annuitize?
              Svetlana Pashchenko (University of Virginia) (Ph.D. Paper 
                Award Winner) 
                with Discussion by Tom Davidoff (University of British 
                Columbia)
                Accounting for Non-Annuitization
              
            
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