FACTORS AFFECTING FINANCIAL CONSUMERS' PRIVATE PENSION PLAN DECISIONS: A LITERATURE REVIEW AND A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK PROPOSAL

Bu çalışmanın amacı finansal tüketicilerin bireysel emeklilik planları ile ilgili kararlarına yönelik bir çerçeve sunmaktır. Özellikle, tüketicilerin bireysel emeklilik sistemine katılım kararı, yatırılan miktar ve varlıkların dağılımı ile ilgili kararlarını etkileyen faktörler gözden geçirilmiştir. Bahsedilen faktörler durumsal ve ruhsal faktörleri, kişilik özelliklerini, motivasyonu, finansal okuryazarlığı ve dış etmenleri içermektedir. Bu literatür taraması temek alınarak bireysel emeklilik danışmanları ve kurumlara emeklilik birikimlerini daha iyi anlamada yarar sağlaması beklenen bazı önermeler geliştirilmiştir.

FİNANSAL TÜKETİCİLERİN BİREYSEL EMEKLİLİK KARARLARINI ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLER: BİR LİTERATÜR TARAMASI VE KAVRAMSAL ÇERÇEVE ÖNERİSİ

The objective of this study is to propose a framework related to financial consumers' private pension plan decisions. Specifically, we review the factors affecting consumers' participation, contribution and asset allocation decisions regarding private pensions. The factors discussed include situational and dispositional factors, personality, motivation, financial literacy, and external influences. Based on this survey of literature, we develop a number of propositions, which are expected to benefit individual retirement planners and pension institutions in gaining a better understanding of retirement saving decisions.

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