Cemil Otar

Cemil (Jim) Otar arrived in Canada at age 20 and made a wonderful life for himself. He contributed articles to our publications. He was an engineer during the first part of his working life and a financial planner until his retirement in 2018. He spends his winters in Thornhill and his summers in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.

$First person: Dancing between the random and fractal zones$

First person: Dancing between the random and fractal zones

On Gaussian math, Monte Carlo simulators and the Charleston

By Cemil Otar |August 1, 2025

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First person: Saved by the bell

First person: Saved by the bell

On variable annuities, market timing and fractal meltdowns

By Cemil Otar |July 18, 2025

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