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  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    In a survey by Ivo Welch (UCLA and Yale) in 2000, only 36 of 102 surveyed financial economists ... Other Issues’, Journal of Business 73-4, October 2000, 501-537. Simulation of Long-Term Stock Returns: ...

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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
    Investment Fallacies e-book Investment Fallacies: The Myth of Time Diversification currency risk;investment ... Society of Actuaries 38 if then conditions: U(w) = (wλ–1) λ , with λ = -2. With this function ...

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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
  • A Smart Way to Develop Retirement Income Strategies
    any IRA or 401(k) plan without purchasing an annuity, something many retirees are reluctant to do and ... premium immediate annuity, guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit or fixed index annuity. Another possibility ...

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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
  • General Session 1: Keynote Economic Address
    General Session 1: Keynote Economic Address Investment opportunities are driven by events in ... Lehmann 1991) • Affective costs (e.g., Schwartz 2000; Iyengar, Wells, and Schwartz 2006; Diehl and Poynor ...

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    • Authors: Avni Shah
    • Date: Nov 2019
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
    • Topics: Economics; Economics>Financial economics; Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Portfolio management - Finance & Investments
  • General Session 2: Expert Panel Discussion on Investment Trends and Opportunities
    General Session 2: Expert Panel Discussion on Investment Trends and Opportunities In this ... follow federal law. The Sherman Act, is the primary U.S. antitrust law pertaining to association activities ...

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    • Authors: Kelly Featherstone, Michelle Moloney, Eduard van Gelderen
    • Date: Nov 2019
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
    • Topics: Economics>Financial economics; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Portfolio management - Finance & Investments
  • Investment Fallacies e-book
    Investment Fallacies e-book Investment Fallacies: Bitcoin Fallacies currency risk;investment ... times of the S&P 500 index, while the annualized return is about 350%, about 40 times of the S&P 500 index ...

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    • Authors: Larry Zhao, 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 Fable of the Storyteller and the Market ... the next day was due to an “unexpected decline in U.S consumer confidence”! A more serious current example ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries, Steven Scoles
    • 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
  • Ode To A Part Three Student
    Ode To A Part Three Student Article Ode To A Part Three Student by Adler in The Actuary, April ... June 15th, 1979, to: MR. RICHARD W. ZIOCK, B.A, F S A., Associate Professor, University of Iowa, Iowa ...

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    • Authors: Deborah Adler Poppel
    • Date: Apr 1979
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Investments
  • The Fallacy of the Fed Model
    The Fallacy of the Fed Model Investment Fallacies: The Fallacy of the Fed Model currency risk;investment ... In fact, reasonably good data exists for both U.S. equity market E/P and 10-year Treasury constant ...

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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
  • The “Evolution Thesis” of the Evolution of Thinking
    The “Evolution Thesis” of the Evolution of Thinking The author explores and argues against the “evolution ... now … [I] rather [ask]: When you hedge a standard S&P 500 option, do you use the Black-Scholes hedge ...

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    • Authors: Charalampos Fytros
    • Date: Jun 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Investments