Mental Model: Defined benefit pension plans

This is a dossier with resources and material regarding the valuation of defined benefit pension plans. This PDF is a selection from an out-of-print volume from the National Bureau of Economic Research Pension Plan Calculator (spreadsheet provided by aliactuary.com) Actuarial Methods and Assumptions used in the Valuation of Retirement Benefits in the EU and other … Continue reading Mental Model: Defined benefit pension plans

Bruce Berkowitz on Accounting for Debt

From a transcript of Bruce Berkowitz AAII presentation from June 1, 2011: It’s not easy; it’s a painful process. You climb this wall of worry eventually over a multi-year period. You get sharp drops like we had today in the market-place. You have to deal with this crazy accounting that companies have now. The companies … Continue reading Bruce Berkowitz on Accounting for Debt