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  • Planning Today for Tomorrow’s Retirement
    path and only had access to 401(k) plans and/or individual retirement accounts (IRA). DB outcomes are estimated ... estimated for comparison. Basic assumptions: • Individual born in 1948, employed from age 22 until retirement ...

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    • Authors: Zenaida Samaniego
    • Date: May 2018
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Investments; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Public Policy; Public Policy; Social Insurance
  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    returns. Using S&P data from 1871 to 2013, the table below shows the components of the average equity ... Total return is computed by compounding the individual components. Future Equity Returns Can the ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries, Eric Janecek
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Value at risk - Finance & Investments
  • A Smart Way to Develop Retirement Income Strategies
    income strategies that could be implemented in individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans. I’ve had ... the primary wage earner typically depends on individual circumstances. Often, the optimal strategy for ...

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    • Authors: Steven Vernon
    • Date: May 2018
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Topics: Annuities>Payout annuities; Demography>Longevity; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Finance & Investments>Investments
  • The Fallacy of the Fed Model
    for budgeting purposes. Most equity market valuation techniques rely on comparisons between current ... bonds (Y), so that the value of a Fed Model valuation is calculated as (E/P) – Y. Proponents of the ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries, David Cantor
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Value at risk - Finance & Investments
  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    during that period but with many fluctuations. Table 2 lists the historical experience of continuous ... 3 2 10 4 1 10 1 1 11 0 1 11 1 0 12 1 0 12 0 0 Table 2: Daily Price Movement Summary of Apple Inc. (Sept ...

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    • Authors: Kailan Shang, Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Value at risk - Finance & Investments
  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    and 2) that the only issue at stake is an individual investor’s terminal wealth based on the investments ... cohorts remains constant. Unlike the fund for an individual investor, which builds from a level of zero ...

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    • Authors: Rowland Davis, Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Value at risk - Finance & Investments
  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    universe of investors into three categories: • Individual investors directly implementing their own strategies ... be easily assigned a specific benchmark. Individual and institutional investors may consciously ...

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    • Authors: R Inglis, Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Value at risk - Finance & Investments
  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    Investment Fallacies e-book Investment Fallacies: The Misconceptions of Retirement Risks currency ... sponsor – is at the heart of a typical actuarial valuation. The primary risk embedded in bond pricing is ...

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    • Authors: Dimitry D Mindlin, Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Value at risk - Finance & Investments
  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    underlying lifecycle of the entity that funds it. An individual must invest during their working lifetime unless ... saving, nothing else matters. Most investors, individual and institutional alike, would be better off ...

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    • Authors: Max Rudolph, Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Value at risk - Finance & Investments
  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    Investment Fallacies e-book Investment Fallacies: Simulation of Long-Term Stock Returns: Fat-Tails ... stock returns based on some measure of stock valuation levels (e.g. dividend yield, or P/E ratios) ...

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    • Authors: Rowland Davis, Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment policy; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Value at risk - Finance & Investments