Description: Research shows humans have a proclivity to provide the wrong answer when others have done so. This article provides 3 ways to bolster independent thinking.

Description: Nov. 2017 issue of The Stepping Stone by Leadership & Development Section. practical information for actuaries, trends that impact section, section activities.

Description: Have you ever thought you did something very well just to be given feedback that proves you wrong? A leadership story that started with delegation.

Description: How do you distinguish yourself and your team, and make their contributions stand out? By articulating your 'superpower' in a natural way. Learn how.

Description: Outgoing editor talks about the history of the newsletter, Taxing Times, and thanks all those who were involved in its inception years ago and those who work on the publication today.

Description: This article is an overview of the Financial Risk Managment of Insurance Enterprises course. The course incorporates financial risk management, asset pricing models and all risks facing an insurance company. The basics are then applied to asset-liability management and valuation.

Description: General comments to section members from incoming chairperson.

Description: In this Chairman’s corner column, Tom Anichini suggests several sources for finding investment related continuing education content. In addition to archived SOA presentations and recordings, other potential sources include pertinent academic and practitioner periodicals, blogs, podcasts, conference and seminar websites, and networks of academic publications and working papers.

Description: The article discusses the Double for Five Initiative where the Investment Section is doubling the value of membership for the next five years.

Description: This column highlights the articles contained in the May 2010 issue of The Independent Consultant.