Description: Discusses the drawbacks of using adjusted book value instead of market value for the valuation of common stocks in a non-insured pension plan.

Description: The author explores and argues against the “evolution of thinking” and the position that actuarial thinking is a blend of all three modes of thinking, as discussed by Dave Ingram in the February/March 2012 issue of The Actuary.

Description: Most investors give convertible securities less prominence than stocks and bonds in their investment portfolios. The attention span given to learning the intricacies and finer points of this hybrid security is quite narrow. In fact, most of us may not even know that a “golden age” existed or whether it has peaked. It’s far beyond our immediate concerns.

Description: Reviews book entitled An Introduction to Risk and Return from Common Stocks by Richard Brealey. The book provides a description of the stock market, as seen through the eyes of the statistician.

Description: This article delves into the challenges and opportunities of the Asian insurance market, focusing on insurance investment management.

Description: This article is about junk assets. Insurance companies own over one third of the junk assets in the U.S. which has raised concerns and caused certain states to enact laws or regulations regarding junk investments.

Description: This article discusses the trend toward outsourcing of insurance assets to third party money managers which has grown steadily as insurers face increasing market challenges. Insurers are finding that a strategic approach to outsourcing investments is critical to enhancing value within both liability reserves and surplus portfolios.

Description: London Stocks in The Actuary, April 1979, Volume 13, Number 4.

Description: Discusses determining the internal rate of return on short sales of investments.

Description: Article Ode To A Part Three Student by Adler in The Actuary, April 1979, Volume 13, Number 4. Poetry.