Those that know me personally and professionally know that I’m a huge fan of apps. I rely on mobile apps more every day. I’ve realized that apps aren’t just a tech fad. I truly believe that apps will revolutionize how we consume ...

Over the past 18 months or so, I’ve had an outstanding learning experience as co-editor of CompAct, from the writing perspective. As years pass, I see myself ever more as a writer, which I never would have imagined early in my actuarial career. ...

Is the Excel spreadsheet an actuary’s best friend? It appears that the life and pension industry is meandering blindly into a world of endless spreadsheets and reporting. Actuaries appear to be afraid to move away from the 2003 version of Excel ...

Enter the Apps for Actuaries Contest – You Could Winan iPad!

Have you ever encountered this scenario: you just finished reading a great article on the Internet that you wanted to share with a coworker? You not only want to share the article, but you want to share your thoughts on the article. Do you know how ...

In the prior article, we examined the use of the “cut” function inside of R. This column we examine the “with” command.

This article is the third in a four-part series about eliminating the confusion with using data terminology.

We create a lot of financial reports, and at the same time we probably receive even more financial reports. Most financial reports are full of numbers. … As a result, readers must look hard for the information that they ...

In this article, rather than building financial models for project and investment analysis in his day job as an associate at Corality Financial Group, the author applies a Markov Chain and financial analysis to the humble Monopoly board and shows that ...

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Ready to hear some great speakers and get valuable insight you can use? We’ve just locked in Center for Studying Health System Change President Paul Ginsburg, Management Thought Leader Tom Davenport and Communications Trainer Mary Milla to speak at the 2012 Health Meeting! Ginsburg will offer his take on health care reform and related issues. Milla will give her tips on great message delivery, presentations that pique an audience’s interest and how to successfully make your point. Davenport will discuss business analytics and decision making, providing you with guidelines to use at your company.