…principal 5,173 Collection fees added to principal 2,225 Revised principal increase over 30 years 17,398 Principal paid 14,370 Principal balance January 2017 3,028 Recap Total paid over 30 years Dec…

…parameter a_j so utility is given by -exp(-a_jC_j) that is –e^(-a_jC_j) where C_j is consumption of agent j equal to agent j’s initial wealth plus the return agent j gets…

CMS finally clamping down on agents plan switching, assigning existing enrollees to themselves. CMS requires agents seeking to act on an existing account with a different Agent of Record or…

…. . . Recent Quartz article on Private Label and Brand name. Private-label brands are having a moment in 2024, and it’s no coincidence that some of the biggest winners…

…tax tau and transfers which return to each able agent Th, the average income tax paid by an able agent, and which return to each less able agent Tl, the…

…via HealthSherpa. As I previously reported, HealthSherpa claims a complaint rate of about 0.5%. While HealthSherpa alerts agents when their clients have switched agents, and agents are highly motivated to report…

by cactus Forbes and the “Self-Made” Label I’m kinda busy these days, but this topic is small pet peeve of mine: what the heck is up with Forbes and the…

…have to submit articles.” Off-label use of drugs is big business. According to The Wall Street Journal, “[FDA] is stepping into a high-stakes business issue, because off-label uses of prescription…

…assumptions of our current scenario, where NON-interest income equals current cost, the result will be retention of 100% of principal augmented by interest converted to new principal in the form…

…the relation in question was one of agent to principal. And the same for management, managers were agents of the owners whether directly in a private firm, or indirectly via…