Essays

Principle #6: Optimism Bias

By Peter Neuwirth, actuary, reverse mortgage expert, and author, Money Mountaineering For this, my final essay on the principles of Holistic Financial Wellness, I need to […]

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Principle #5: Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst

By Peter Neuwirth, actuary, reverse mortgage expert and author, Money Mountaineering My minder, social media coach, cheerleader, and overall brave new world guru, Julia Page must […]

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Principle #4: Fear is the Enemy of Curiosity

By Peter Neuwirth, actuary, reverse mortgage expert, and author, Money Mountaineering As I started to write about the 4th fundamental principle of Holistic Financial Wellness, I […]

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Principle #3: Due Diligence

By Peter Neuwirth, actuary, reverse mortgage expert, and author, Money Mountaineering In my essay earlier this month about Holistic Financial Wellness Principle #1, I talked about […]

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Principle #2: Debts of Gratitude

By Peter Neuwirth, actuary, reverse mortgage expert and author, Money Mountaineering This is the second in a series of essays on the 6 Foundational Principles of […]

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Principle #1: Adapting to Change

By Peter Neuwirth, actuary, reverse mortgage expert and author, Money Mountaineering “Everything changes a little as it should. Good ain’t forever, and bad ain’t for good,” — […]

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Reflections on the Glass Fire: One Month Later

An essay Peter Neuwirth I walk a lot these days – not because I need to, but because it keeps me close to the land […]

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Life Contingencies: An Actuarial Look at COVID-19 Mortality

Essay by Peter Neuwirth FSA, FCA “The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions.” — John Ruskin (motto of the Society of […]

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COVID-19: Hard Lessons in Scale and Complexity

Essay by Peter Neuwirth “A trillion here, a trillion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.” — inspired by Everett Dirkson (1896-1969) Little […]

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Making Smart Bets in the Age of COVID-19

Essays by Peter Neuwirth, in collaboration with Annie Duke About 30 years ago my father and I decided to hike and camp in the Sawtooth […]

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