I think after a certain points only exams matter.

When I was looking for a job It was spreadsheets with pivot-tables. You did not need much at an entery level.

I am slowly making notes in the rtf format (any word processor can open it) of the material that I read. If anyone is interested I could mail it to you. I would also welcome any feedback and any...

Yes it is. My father was in his early fifties when he became an actuary. One thing he had going against him was that his english is not perfect. One thing he got going for him was that he has PHD in...

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My father came to US as a refugee. He used to be a math professor in Bosnia, but his strenght was Calculus and not probablity or statistics. Like you, he did not publish too many papers. In...

Thank you for your repply. It is a whole life product. It is non-interest sensitive Ordinary life policy.

I have wrote similar question on introduction page. That was introduction, but I wish to ask question here.

The reason why I am here is to find an answer to a specific problem. I work in life...

If Canada is anything like US, you should be fine with two exams.

I took regression analysis from them one year ago, and I am finishing up time series this year. Course is OK. Exams and homeworks are easy. You will have to finish a project, which I am trying to do...

I was in IT as well before I decided to change to Actuarial profession. Switch is not easy. You will need to spend a lot of time studying, and be prepared to not have an actuarial job for a few years...

I diagree! Revolutions are not good! Status quo with small incremental improvements beats revolutionary changes any day.

Hello everyone. Glad to be a part of this forum.

The reason why I am here is to find an answer to a specific problem.I am going to post this question in the other parts of the forum. For now I...

My father became an actuarial student in his late 40's. He was a math professor in bosnia, and when he arrived to US, he worked a lot of lousy jobs for a few years to support his family. He used to...