COVID Quarantine and walking through the oldest neighborhood in Santa Rosa
By Peter Neuwirth Many consider Railroad Square to be the oldest part of town, but I discovered a neighborhood even older, and that is where […]
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My Christmas Story
By Peter Neuwirth After 21 years of celebrating all the Jewish holidays, two weeks ago, I was privileged to be welcomed into a Christmas celebration […]
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COVID Quarantining in Santa Rosa—History 101
By Peter Neuwirth I hated history in high school, and when I got to college I took just one course in it (a History of […]
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Valley Oak Sanctuary – The Land
Welcome to Valley Oak Sanctuary. Since you will be spending some time here, I thought you might like to know a little about where you […]
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In Defense of Personal Rates of Discount
By Peter Neuwirth, FSA, FCA As more and more people react to what I’ve written, it seems that by far the most controversial aspect (particularly […]
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“Silver Divorce can be painful,” knows actuary and author Peter Neuwirth who, with his associates, offers ways to ease the financial burden
Peter Neuwirth & Associates launch Silver Divorce Consulting. Having been through the process themselves, these professionals offer insights and solutions to the challenges of getting […]
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The Actuarial Approach and Recommended Financial Planning Process for Retirees and Near Retirees: Ken Steiner’s 7 Principles to Accomplish Your Financial Goals
A Note from Peter Neuwirth: It is a pleasure to feature actuary Ken Steiner in the June episode of Money Mountaineering. As mentioned in our […]
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Retirement Income Strategy Challenges – On Quitting Early, the Decumulation Problem and Living to 100
By Peter Neuwirth, FSA, FCA The game of chess has taught me a lot about how to make decisions. Most of my early lessons were […]
Read More “QUIT” by Annie Duke is an extraordinary book by an extraordinarily practical author who thinks like an actuary
By Peter Neuwirth, FSA, FCA I have had my copy of Quit marked up and ready to review for a couple of months now– almost […]
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COVID Mortality and the state of the Life Insurance Business
By Peter Neuwirth, FSA, FCA Having been around the Insurance Industry for over 40 years, I have learned a few things about the business model […]
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Life Contingencies: An Actuarial Look at COVID-19 Mortality
Essay by Peter Neuwirth FSA, FCA “The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions.” — John Ruskin (motto of the Society of […]
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COVID-19: Hard Lessons in Scale and Complexity
Essay by Peter Neuwirth “A trillion here, a trillion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.” — inspired by Everett Dirkson (1896-1969) Little […]
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