By Douglas Hileman, FSA, CRMA, CPEA

I was privileged to be invited as a guest speaker to a graduate class in Finance at Loyola Marymount University. Sustainability was my assigned topic. The motivated students (most already with impressive jobs) wanted something else, too: career tips.

I have a saying: “You can’t explain the value of experience to someone who doesn’t have it.” My mother grew up in the Depression and remembers Pearl Harbor. Her father taught in a one-room schoolhouse, and encountered formerly enslaved people. I listened intently to their stories. I guess it’s my turn.  Read More