Do you know what is driving me crazy at the moment? It’s trying to figure out why common FI thinking is so different to the retirement establishment. By “establishment”, I mean the institutional investment industry and the actuarial profession that advises on all aspect of retirement risk. I’m interested in why this thinking is so different; is …
Actuaries versus Financial Independence Smackdown! Read More »
It took me years to qualify as an actuary. That’s not as dramatic as it sounds, since it takes everyone years to qualify; the median is around seven years. But I decided that studying actuarial exams whilst starting as a fresh-faced actuarial analyst in a new career was not sufficiently challenging and also chose to …
On your path to financial independence (FI) do you wanna think like an actuary? Wanna learn some of the secret actuarial skills they only teach you at actuary school? Yeah I know, what do actuaries think? Hard stuff I guess. But I’m getting off the point.
