Description: Analyzes whether or not it is a legitimate function of government to regulate financial institutions.

Description: Investment Fallacies: On the Validity of Common Portfolio Return Assumptions

Description: This paper reviews the process performed in the actuarial department at one company as an illustration of the process of complying with Sarbanes-Oxley. It also discusses costs and benefits.

Description: Investment Fallacies: Extended periods of robust macroeconomic growth are healthy for investing.

Description: Explains how Dodd-Frank will impact activities of an insurance company in a number of ways.

Description: Investment Fallacies: The "Dollar Bill" Fallacy

Description: This paper describes in detail each of five options available to small Texas employers wanting to purchase insurance for their employees. It then describes the advantages and disadvantages to the various players: carriers, employers, employees, and agents. It points out that each player will act in its own interest.

Description: Investment Fallacies: The Fable of the Storyteller and the Market

Description: Suggests Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation doesn’t go far enough to reduce systemic risk. Paper provides suggestions that would improve outcomes if built into the regulations.

Description: E-book contains 16 topical essays that express the opinions and thoughts of a number of authors on the subject of Investment Fallacies.