Tuesday, August 26, 2025

40 Years of Actuarial Work -- Nothing but Change, Change, Change

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Forty years ago this morning, I walked into an office with no idea what I would be doing. I was starting my career as an actuary -- technica...
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Monday, October 30, 2023

Pensions -- A Consistent Strike Issue

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We're seeing it over and over again. Pensions are a consistent strike issue. It doesn't mean that every striking group gets or keeps...
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Survey: The Most Important Benefit Employees Want Their Employers to Focus on Is Retirement

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News flash, although not to people who follow my ramblings, employees want their employers to focus on retirement benefits . Not flexible wo...
Thursday, June 16, 2022

Dear 401(k) Participant -- An Open Letter

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Dear 401(k) Plan Participant, I hope you are doing well. I really do, but I am concerned about you. No, if you are one of those wealthy part...
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Thursday, May 26, 2022

Inflation and the Labor Market in Revenue-Controlled Industries

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For many of us, we're seeing inflation today that we've never experienced before. I'm old enough to not be part of that "ma...
Wednesday, May 4, 2022

A Tale of Two Businesses

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 It was a thriving business, it was a sinking business. It was a wise idea, it was a foolish idea. It was a time of profit, it was a time of...
Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Revisiting 5 Years Ago -- The Talent Problem Isn't New, But More Apparent

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I haven't written here for quite a while. There are a number of reasons, some of them probably not so good, but I'm not going to go ...