Congratulations, and yes your future is bright indeed!

Approximately 25 years ago, I looked into a certain kind of consulting. The firms that offer these services are the same firms that do actuarial consulting (defined benefit pension plans and such). I met with a couple of principals of a couple of the main firms in Seattle, who were Fellows. They were nice fellas. Personable. I considered the actuarial track for a few days, and declined.

But I hafta say.....these guys' offices were the coolest I have ever personally visited. They were so high up you could practically see the curvature of the Earth. They were in corners, so you could see Mt. Rainier and parts of the Cascades and ALL of the Olympics. Breathtaking is the most descriptive term I can think of. They were also spacious. Their salaries were WELL into six figures. Twenty-five years ago. And they were relatively young men. Just sayin'.

But......read Motion's thread. There's more to life than having the finest office view in Seattle.

Good for you! I passed my professional license exam about 20 years ago. IIRC, about 1/6th of those sitting for it passed the first time, like me.

Congrats!

Didn't Jack Nicholson play an actuary in the movie "About Schmidt?":cool:

Only movie ever made with an actuary as the leading role AFAIK.

Cool movie but you had to endure the Kathy Bates nude scene.:eek:

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I'm still in a cube. In the middle of a call center. But it's right in Newport Beach, good views all around. When I was in NC, there were some actuaries who were up on the 17th floor, great views. I loved going up to their offices for meetings. I could hardly pay attention with the great views!

I work with annuities for the most part. Little bit of experience on the asset side, too.

6 figure salaries are still the norm, but 6 figures today ain't what it was a few decades ago in terms of purchasing power.

I haven't seen about Schmidt, but I think he's supposed to be an actuary.