Description: A discussion of the Open Transaction Doctrine and how it was applied to prevent current inclusion of taxable gains resulting from the sale of stock acquired in a demutualization.

Description: Full version of Smaller Consulting Firm Section, October 2004, Issue No. 6.

Description: Message from the Chairperson by Gregory R. Childs from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, April 1999, Issue No. 1.

Description: Influence Without Authority Presentation Summary Outlined by Christopher Ruckman Presentation by Terry Tuscula from 10/16/00 SOA Meeting from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, April 2001, Issue No. 6.

Description: Confessions of a Telecommuter by Mary H. Simmons from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, September 2001, Issue No. 7.

Description: Interviewing: I knew in the first 2 minutes... by Lisa F. Tourville from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, September 2001, Issue No. 7.

Description: How to Become an Actuarial Idol by Daniel L. Shinnick from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, July 2004, Issue No. 15.

Description: Business Writing by Dan Shinnick from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, July 2004, Issue No. 15.

Description: We often find ourselves at the bottom of the list, with the attitude that if there is time left after all the others are looked after, then I will do something for myself. We do this at work, when we think about taking a development class, only if there is nothing else on the calendar. From The Stepping Stone, April 2005, Issue No. 18.

Description: The best managers make a point of catching employees doing a good job, and being sure to praise them on the spot. Management training classes teach us to document what our employees have done, good and bad, and to save those notes in our files to be well-prepared at performance appraisal time. From The Stepping Stone, April 2005, Issue No. 18.