Norman Levinrad

By Norman Levinrad 5/17/2016

There is a perception that actuaries are a boring, nerdy bunch. But I know some of you have pretty cool hobbies, and there’s nothing people with hobbies enjoy more than talking about their hobbies (as anyone who I have corralled to talk about motorcycles knows full well). For example, Valerie Lopez... READ MORE

From the Executive Editor

By Norman Levinrad 4/14/2016

Yay, another busy season behind us! Like the calendar pages flapping by in an old movie to show the passage of time, one pension deadline after another marks our lives as pension professionals. I don’t know about all of you, but I love the period from now until late August, when we will start to... READ MORE

From the Executive Editor

By Norman Levinrad 4/14/2016

Q&A: Carol Zimmerman

By Norman Levinrad 4/14/2016

Welcome to the first of a regular Q&A series for the ACOPA e-news. In this feature I will be interviewing well-known people in the pension industry. My first victim, er… interviewee, is Carol Zimmerman. Carol, as many of you know, is an actuary with the IRS. Q: Carol, thanks for doing this... READ MORE

From the Executive Editor

By Norman Levinrad 3/15/2016

Hi there. March 14 and another submission deadline is looming. What was I thinking when I chose the 15th of each month as a submission date for the monthly content for our e-news? You’d think that after 35 years in this business I’d have realized what a bad choice that was! In our February edition... READ MORE

From the Executive Editor

By Norman Levinrad 2/17/2016

This has been a challenging month for me so far. My dad died on Feb. 3, so as you can imagine I’ve been dealing with a lot of stuff since then, taking care of his affairs and helping my mom. My dad was 86 when he died. He was an accountant and tax preparer, and the main thing that his life always... READ MORE

From the Executive Editor

By Norman Levinrad 1/15/2016

Hi there and Happy New Year. I woke up this morning hoping I’d won the $1.5 billion Powerball, but unfortunately I hadn’t — apparently three other people will instead share my winnings. But then I realized that the way I live compared to most people in the world is already like winning the lottery... READ MORE

From the Executive Editor

By Norman Levinrad 12/14/2015

Wow, here we are again with year end just two weeks away and knee deep in new plan proposals and set ups! Like every other year, 2015 just blew by in a blur of work. I feel like my life has gone by like the calendar pages flashing past one by one in those old movies. I’m sure we are all looking... READ MORE

From the Executive Editor

By Norman Levinrad 11/12/2015

Wow, the days sure roll by fast from one content submission deadline to another! Here we are in mid-November, with year end soon upon us. I never realized when I accepted the Executive Editor position that essentially I’d be the pension equivalent of a streetcorner beggar, holding a cardboard sign... READ MORE

From the Executive Editor

By Norman Levinrad 10/13/2015

In preparing for this October edition I learned how hard it is to get people to write articles with an October 15 deadline… for the life of me I don’t understand why that’s the case! Despite everyone’s busy work schedules, I did manage to gather some interesting content for this newsletter. If you... READ MORE

From the Executive Editor

By Norman Levinrad 9/17/2015

Hi there. I am writing this on September 15, so you all know my mental state. But the craziness is over, at least for five seconds until I shift my attention to the September 30 AFTAP certification deadline. I personally had a great summer, despite the hectic last few weeks, and I hope you all did... READ MORE

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By Norman Levinrad 8/1/2015

A few months ago, I was sitting in a noisy bar having a few beers with Lynn Young when she asked me if I’d be willing to go watch a soccer game with her. I immediately said “yes.” The bar was very loud and I’m hard of hearing; as it turned out, Lynn had actually asked me if I’d be willing to be the... READ MORE

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