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Plans Use Digital Nudges to Move Plan Participants toward Retirement Goals
Feb 01, 2023 // “We often expect individuals to have a clear picture of what they want or to know what they need to do, and that is not always the case,” Punam Anand Keller says in an article exploring how retirement plan sponsors can best harness digital tools to improve participation. “It’s hard to get to the right questions or the
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Is Limiting Choice the Key to Stop Retirement Leakage?
Dec 02, 2022 // Features Punam Anand Keller in an article highlighting a panel discussion on retirement plan leakage— when money leaves retirement funds before retirement—at the Employee Benefit Research Institute 2022 Retirement Summit.
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Visions of Early Retirement May Sway Some to Save More
Nov 28, 2022 // Features Punam Anand Keller in an article exploring efforts by employers to encourage their employees to save more for retirement by enticing them with the prospect of retiring early. Keller is among numerous experts who are skeptical of the idea and says that only a very small segment of the population would be able t
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Funding the Future Self
Aug 25, 2022 // Features Punam Anand Keller in an article exploring how retirement plan providers can better engage, educate, and prepare their clients. “People tend to focus on the financial issues right in front of them and put off savings, as we know. But also, the user experience within financial services and retirement is not gre
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What Does It Take To Earn the American Dental Association Seal of Acceptance?
Feb 17, 2022 // Features Punam Anand Keller in a piece exploring how dental products receive a seal of approval from the American Dental Association.
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Want to Win Over Robinhood Users? Pin Down Value Adds that Work
Nov 16, 2021 // Features Punam Anand Keller in an article about what traditional broker-dealers can learn from the success of Robinhood. Keller says firms can take a page out of Robinhood’s book by making it easier for younger, lower-income retail investors to talk with brokers, with an emphasis on financial literacy.
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SEC Chair Flags Conflicts, Investor ‘Tradeoffs’ in Digital Advice
Oct 13, 2021 // Quotes Punam Anand Keller in an article about online brokerages using psychological nudges to spur investors into action.
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Spur DC Engagement with a Bit of Fear, Study Finds
Aug 23, 2021 // Features Punam Anand Keller in an article exploring the potential value of retirement plan providers evoking fear in clients to spur engagement.
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Sharp Decline in Ads for COVID-19 Vaccines, as the Number of ‘Persuadable’ Americans Diminishes
Aug 06, 2021 // Features Punam Anand Keller in an article about the reduced effectiveness of COVID vaccine advertisements. Keller says that “seizing and freezing” could be to blame.
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‘Enhanced Active Choice’ Offers a New Twist on Behavioral Finance
Oct 05, 2018 // Quotes Punam Anand Keller, deputy dean and the Charles Henry Jones Third Century Professor of Management, in an article about why administrators should consider retirement plan participants’ emotions. Keller says considering a participant’s emotions could help boost enrollment and participation.
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Plan-Design Nudges Need to Take into Account Participants’ Emotions — Dartmouth Professor
Sep 26, 2018 // A feature story about the keynote address Punam Anand Keller, deputy dean and the Charles Henry Jones Third Century Professor of Management, delivered at the annual conference of the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators.
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Leveraging Emotions to Boost Defined Contribution Outcomes
Apr 13, 2018 // Quotes Punam Anand Keller in an article about Benefits Canada’s Defined Contribution Plan Summit, where Keller delivered the opening keynote address. She says emotions have an impact on a person’s ability to recognize the benefits of defined contribution plans.
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Courses for modern executives
Jun 02, 2017 // Quotes Punam Anand Keller in a feature article highlighting Tuck Executive Education programs.
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When a Penny Saved Is Not a Penny Earned
May 10, 2017 // Cites research by Punam Anand Keller and Eesha Sharma that examines how people think about and decide between opportunities to earn and save.
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Punam Keller of Dartmouth College
Apr 05, 2017 // Punam Anand Keller discusses how enhanced active choice encourages participants to save more for retirement by increasing trust and satisfaction in defined contribution plans.
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DC plan executives should offer 'enhanced active choice' to build trust
Mar 20, 2017 // Features comments by Punam Anand Keller during a recent keynote address at Pensions & Investments' East Coast Defined Contribution Conference.
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Here's Why Military Veterans Are Flocking to Elite U.S. Business Schools
Nov 22, 2016 // Quotes Punam Anand Keller, about Tuck's Next Step: Transition to Business program, which is designed for veterans and elite athletes looking to make a move into the business world.
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The Waste-Waist Dilemma
Aug 01, 2016 // An opinion piece by Punam Anand Keller examines the paradoxes of food waste, insecurity and obesity.
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To Waste Food Is Human, But We Can Stop
Jul 21, 2016 // An opinion piece by Punam Anand Keller examines the psychological factors—stemming from evolutionary roots—that cause humans to unconsciously waste food.
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The Difference Between Food Loss and Food Waste
Jul 06, 2016 // An op-ed written by Punam Anand Keller about the growing problem of food waste not only in the U.S., but worldwide.
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