INSIDE TRACK ..............................
Contest! Contest! Contest!
Linda Mallon
LETTERS............................
COMMENTARY......................
Actuarial Judgment and
Market-Consistent Valuation
Craig Turnbull
UP TO CODE....................
Interviewing With Integrity
Margaret Resce Milkint
and Mary Kilkenny
POLICY BRIEFING..............
A Holistic Approach to
Social Security’s Retirement Age
Frank Todisco
WORKSHOP . . . . .
Pension Reform in
India’s Emerging Economy
Prakash Bhattacharya
TRADECRAFT . . . .
Quantifying Risk in
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
Neal Dihora,
Kyle Mrotek,
and Michael Schmitz
CRYPTIC PUZZLE...........................
If You’re So Smart...
Tom Toce
PUZZLES..................................
Figure It Out
Mark Danburg-Wyld
END PAPER................................
Risk by Any Other Name
Sam Gutterman
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