Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Investopedia / Ellen Lindner Actuarial science uses mathematical and statistical techniques ...

Someone intrigued by the prospect of assessing and managing risk may enjoy a career as an actuary, a business professional whose job involves consistently and accurately predicting the likelihood of ...

Taking on student debt is a financial risk. Those in the best position to pay it off after graduation are those who study exactly such risks. Actuarial science, the formal term for the study of ...