Steve's blog

Over my years covering the industry I’ve often thought that more information on actual client experiences should be shared, in the interest of transparency and education. As one actuary I know who owns multiple annuities... Read more

We got hit with a blizzard over the weekend, as I’m sure many of you did, and we are slowly digging our way out of it. In places the drifts are rather high, and the... Read more

It’s Halloween, and in my neighborhood the trick-or-treaters already came and went – they did their rounds between 3 and 6 p.m. I’m happy to report that I got more of them this year, but... Read more

Yesterday I hope you all had a welcome rest from your labors. I don’t take too many breaks from publishing The Soleares Report each year but Presidents’ Day is one of them. I need a... Read more

I got back this Wednesday from the Society of Actuaries’ Annual Conference held this year in Austin, Texas and thought I’d share some of my takeaways from the event. I was privileged to speak on... Read more