Spend 'Til the End The Revolutionary Guide to Raising Your Living Standard--Today and When You Retire

Name: Spend 'Til the End The Revolutionary Guide to Raising Your Living Standard--Today and When You Retire
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ISBN: 9781416548904

ISBN-10: 1416548904

ISBN-13: 9781416548904

Edition: 2008

Authors: Scott Burns, Laurence J. Kotlikoff

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Rich or poor, young or old, high school or college grad, this book, written by economist Laurence J. Kotlikoff and syndicated financial columnist Scott Burns, can change your life for the better! If you follow the advice in this book, it will raise your living standard (possibly by a lot), improve your lifestyle, and help you spend 'til the end. And it will completely transform your financial thinking, turning every bit of conventional financial wisdom on its head. If this sounds like a revolution in financial planning, you got it. So doThe New York Times,The Washington Post,The Wall Street Journal,USA Today,Time,Consumer Reports, and other top publications that have been featuring the…

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List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 6/10/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English

Scott Burns's personal finance column has been nationally syndicated since 1981.

Laurence J. Kotlikoff, one of the nation's leading experts on fiscal policy, national saving, and personal finance and a columnist for Bloomberg, is Professor of Economics at Boston University. His writings and views appear in Forbes, the Economist, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and other leading media outlets.



Introduction: The Three Commandments of Economics


Smooth Financial Paths


"I Am Financially Sick"


Consumption Smoothing


Conventional Consumption Disruption


Pimping Risk


Financial Mind-benders


Financial Pathology


What, Me Worry?


Understanding Financial Disease


Financial Snake Oil


Raising Your Living Standard


My Son the Plumber


Does College Really Pay?


Fire Your Job


Location, Location


Whether 'Tis Wiser


Pay It Down, Way Down


Does It Pay to Play?


Converting


Cashing Out


Double Dip on Social Security


Russian Roulette for Keeps


Learning Your Bs and Ds


Holding Your Nuts


Fire Your Broker


Downsize


Equitable Alimony


Pricing Your Passions


Ciao, Baby


Shacking Up


Take the Leisure and Run


Pricing Procreation


Can We Help the Kids?


Charity Stays at Home


Preserving Your Living Standard


Are Stocks Safer Than Bonds in the Long Run?


Diversify Your Resources, Not Your Portfolio


Spending Down


Beware of Averages


Portfolio Choice


Public Policy Risk


Sell Your Boss Short (or Long)


The Troll Under the Bridge


Should I Care About Long-Term Care?


A Safety-First Strategy


Epilogue: Is There an Economist in the House?


Index