I’m sorry that I’ve been slow to respond to recent emails; I have had a medical situation come up, and I’ve been slowly going through my email backlog.
If you are having issues with access to your TIA account, it’s best to contact customer service directly, and not me. Customer service email is: customerservice@theinfiniteactuary.com
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Mary Pat Uncategorized
I see that some of the new files aren’t showing up properly, and are giving error messages when you try to download. I will be reuploading those files this evening.
Sorry about the inconvenience.
UPDATE: I’ve re-uploaded the relevant files. Please let me know if you find any other files that are not downloading properly.
Mary Pat Uncategorized
New videos are up in Section 2 [2.26a CSFB Credit Portfolio Modelling Handbook] and Section 3 [3.36 FE-C174-10: Deciphering the Liquidity and Credit Crunch 2007-2008].
Make sure you get the file downloads with these. With 2.26a, there is a spreadsheet that goes along with the lecture, so you can see how the calculations from the reading are done. Lesson 3.36 has just a PDF file of the accompanying notes].
There will be lots more being added this week, in the review section. If you haven’t checked it out already, the review section is within the Online Seminar section, and is labeled “AFE Spring 2010 Review”. Currently there is a condensed outline for all the sections, and review cards in PDF. There will be more videos and PDFs coming up, on the case study and actual exam problems and strategy in answering these.
Mary Pat Uncategorized
In the review section for the course, I’ve added 5 PDF files that have review cards for the course. These are very quick questions, intended either to elicit a definition, or list, or quick calculation problem. These questions are linked to a single reading [which is noted on the bottom of the card].
The format of the cards are such that they’re meant for an Avery 5388 template. More on this Avery template/product can be seen here: Avery 5388 Index Cards. The odd-numbered pages have the questions/front of the cards, and the even-numbered pages have the answers/back of the cards.
Mary Pat Uncategorized
You will see on the course page that a new section has appeared: a review section.
The first posting in here are condensed outlines for the 5 sections of the seminar.
Soon to come: review notecard PDFs [more on that when they appear], case study outline, worked out exam questions, and exam tips.
Mary Pat Uncategorized
I’ve been having trouble with getting the new readings up, and I will be trying again this weekend.
In the interim, you can download a spreadsheet for use with Chapter 2 of the Credit Modeling Handbook, and see how the calculations are done that created the graphs in that reading:
http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showpost.php?p=4198683&postcount=16
Mary Pat Uncategorized
You can check them out here: Fall 2009 AFE passing candidate numbers
Congrats to all those who passed, and my condolences to those who didn’t.
For those who have been enrolled in the TIA online seminar for AFE once before and didn’t pass, please contact customer service to get a free extension on your access for another sitting.
Mary Pat Uncategorized
Go here to get the solution set:
http://soa.org/files/pdf/edu-2009-05-afe-exam-sol.pdf
Pay attention to the grader comments, in addition to the solutions — the grader comments seem to show up anywhere in the solutions – sometimes before, sometimes in the middle, and sometimes at the end of the solution.
Mary Pat Uncategorized
Hello everybody — I’m waiting for some files to get updated on the online seminar, but while you wait, check out this link:
http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/showthread.php?t=175475
I have some spreadsheets there to illustrate gaussian copulas and VA guarantee cashflows, as well as some exam-studying advice.
Mary Pat Uncategorized
For those attending the live seminar for AFE starting next Friday, I sent out emails a little while ago.
Please email me at marypat.campbell@gmail.com if you didn’t receive the files.
Mary Pat Uncategorized Fall 2009, live seminar