SOA has posted Nov 09 Case Study
August 10th, 2009
Check it out:
http://soa.org/files/pdf/edu-2009-fall-exam-afe-case.pdf
I like the extra page at the beginning.
TIA Online and Live Seminars for Fall 2009
July 3rd, 2009
Congratulations to the exam passers, and my condolences to those who didn’t pass. And welcome to new studiers!
A few points of information for all –
TIA’s seminar extension policy – important information for those who have previously bought previous AFE seminars [live or online], and also important information for those considering buying the course.
I have posted a suggested study schedule for use with the online seminar at the Actuarial Outpost.
Methods for communication with me:
email: marypat@theinfiniteactuary.com [or marypat.campbell@gmail.com as an alternate]
PM me at the Actuarial Outpost – my username is campbell
I also recommend students to visit the AFE forum at the Actuarial Outpost. It’s a good place to ask questions of not only me, but also other studiers for the exam, and it’s great for the moral support of your fellow exam-takers.
Happy studying!
Spring 2009 exam available at SOA site
May 13th, 2009
The SOA has released the exam for the Spring 2009 sitting at this webpage.
End-run at the exam!
April 24th, 2009
Just a reminder: the best way to contact me is email: marypat.campbell@gmail.com or private message at the Actuarial Outpost [campbell].
The Outpost is a good hangout for the final days before the exam, as fellow exam-takers will be in the AFE forum asking and answering questions, discussing strategy, and commiserating.
Speaking of exam strategy, here is a reminder of some of the techniques to use on exam day itself: FSA Exam Advice from a[n ex-]Grader.
Best luck on the exam!
Audio files available for online seminar students
April 9th, 2009
For those enrolled in the online seminar, check out the course page, and open up the lessons area.
At the very bottom are a series of zipped folders with MP3 (audio-only) versions of the lectures.
Enjoy!
Solutions for Fall 2008 AFE exam up at SOA website
April 7th, 2009
In case you missed it, the SOA recently posted solutions for the Fall 2008 exam here:
Archived exams and solutions page
Keep an eye on the official AFE updates page, just in case. There have been instances in the past where only a week before the exam and update has been made. I’m thinking this won’t happen for this sitting, but you never know.
The syllabus has changed quite a bit since the fall, and the following questions and/or subparts are still relevant, as best as I can tell:
1, 2, 3 (except 3e(ii)), 4, 5a, 6b-e, 7d, 8, 9a-d, 11, 14a-c
I’m including questions that would have different answers because there are new readings on the topic, or that use the previous case study, which has different numbers and different info topics, too.
A caveat on the solutions: there are different levels of detail given for the different questions. For each question, there is the relevant learning objective from the Fall 2008 syllabus as well as a solution. Some solutions have grader comments as well as the source of the material used for the grading outline. Some solutions seem to give almost everything that would be on a grading outline (check out the solution for question 6d; they admit they give more than you would need for full points), and some are more sketchy or minimal. So keep that in mind when reviewing the solutions.
New files for online students
April 2nd, 2009
For those who have the AFE online seminar, go to the course page (http://theinfiniteactuary.com/?page=exams&id=126) and open up the online seminar section. Underneath Section 5, you will see “Live seminar material”. This is a large zipped folder that contains all the pdfs that were sent to the live seminar people.
Files included:
-Case study summary
-Exam tips
-Practice problems (these were given as “homework” during the live seminar)
-Notes by syllabus section — these are essentially an edited-down and reorganized set of notes by topic, as opposed to by reading
You will notice that there are pdfs labeled “annotated” – these contain all the writing on the plain files that I did during the live seminar.
Live seminar followup
March 26th, 2009
UPDATE: This notice is for the live seminar students only. I will be sending some files to the online seminar students a little later.
This morning I sent files over many emails, due to email bounces (due to attachment size limits in email systems).
You were to receive the following:
- Case study summary
- Exam tips
- Practice problems (plain and with answers)
- Annotated versions of the 5 syllabus sections
If you haven’t received these, please email me to tell me which you are missing, so I can get them to you.
iPhone and iPod Touch Beta – videos
March 17th, 2009
For students with an iPhone or iPod Touch, we have enabled a special subsite for watching videos on the device – keep in mind this is in beta, and may have some trouble.
Please check this file for instructions:
http://theinfiniteactuary.com/files/iphone.pdf
Followup on Live Seminar Email
March 12th, 2009
I see some people are having trouble receiving my email. There are two things that may be snagging it – I’m emailing from a gmail account, and sometimes that gets flagged; also, I’ve BCCed everybody, which also sometimes gets an email flagged.
If possible, please add marypat.campbell@gmail.com to your safe senders list, and check your spam folder.
I have replied to all who have emailed me so far — if you haven’t received a reply from me, then there is a problem in sending/receiving mail. Please email an alternate email address, if possible.