Economics Matters with Laurence Kotlikoff

It's time to about the IRMAA Tax, a.k.a. Medicare Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount, which is simply a tax by another name that is assessed when you join Medicare Part B or Medicare Part C. It's based on a special measure of Modified Adjusted Gross Income  two years back in time. Professor Kotlikoff talks with Dan McGrath and Mark Annese, the founders of IRMAA Certified Planner, an...

Professor Kotlikoff is joined by good friend and renown economis, Ed Leamer. Ed's written five outstanding professional books and has published a slew of articles in economics' leading journals. He's also the brother of the famous author, Larry Leamer, whose podcast will follow soon! Together they discuss: The dire state of the U.S. Economy The mounting debt for Americans The displacem...

Professor Kotlikoff is joined by Author, international thought leader, and life-planning pioneer, George Kinder . George has been at the forefront of the financial services industry for more than 35 years, spearheading a movement to put the lives that clients desire to live at the center of their financial plans. Together they discuss: The philosophy of client-centered and values-driven money-mana...

Professor Kotlikoff is joined by Best Selling Author and nationally recognized expert on personal finance, the economy, and the markets, Terry Savage. She's also co-author of their latest book, Social Security Horror Stories — Protect Yourself from the System and Avoid Clawbacks⁠. They discuss their book in which they expose how Social Security is clawing back a million Americans annually for...

Professor Kotlikoff is joined by Vitor Gaspar, one of the world's most important economists. As Director of Fiscal Affairs for the IMF Vitor has enormous influence on IMF policy and, thereby, global economic progress. Listen as Professor Kotlikoff and Vitor cover lots of economic ground: U.S. deficit policy Global economic outlook Resolving the near depression in Southern Europe in the afterma...

Professor Kotlikoff is joined by long-time friend, Eugene Steuerle, one of the U.S.'s top economists and one of the nation's most respected tax experts, for an insightful conversation about our countries dire fiscal situation. His accolades and background experience are extensive: Institute Fellow and the Richard B. Fisher chair at the Urban Institute. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Tre...

Professor Kotlikoff is joined by one of the world's premier economists. Amy Finkelstein, PhD is the John & Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics at MIT, co-director and research associate of the Public Economics Program at the NBER, and the co-Scientific Director of J-PAL North America. Amy has won countless awards for her truly outstanding contributions to economics and is one of the...

This episode of  Economics Matters is a checkup on our staggering banking system, which is scarily similar to the run ups to the S&L crisis and the Great Financial Crisis. Professor Kotlikoff is joined by Boston University Law Professor Cornelius Hurley. He has a wealth of private and government banking regulatory experience including serving as Assistant General Counsel of the Board of Govern...

Professor Kotlikoff is joined by Rabbi Bogot, Author, Educator and Scholar. He is Director of Education for the Union of Reform Judaism. He has an extraordinary career and through his teachings and writings, he is responsible for having guided the Jewish education of tens of millions of children, past and present. He is a brilliant educator, full of wit, humor, kindness, knowledge, and wisdom. In...

Professor Kotlikoff sits down with Wade Pfau PhD, CFA, RICP® - One of the Top Thinkers in Retirement Planning. He is the founder of Retirement Researcher, an educational resource for individuals and financial advisors on topics related to retirement income planning. He is a co-founder of the Retirement Income Style Awareness tool and a co-host of the Retire with Style podcast. He is he's a bes...

Apollo Chief Economist and author Torsten Slok joins professor Kotlikoff to discuss: The current banking crisis 5% inflation stubbornness The ever rising prospects for recession The possibility of another real estate subprime crisis the Fed's role in inflation Danish optimism vs economics pessimism Torsten is a non-stop source of economic facts and analytical brilliance that must not be missed...

Professor Kotlikoff is joined by good friend and America's Premiere Personal Finance Journalist and author, Scott Burns. His website scottburns.com, is a treasure trove of financial advice and commonsense wisdom. Scott has been writing about personal finance for over 40 years for top newspapers and syndications. His common sense financial wisdom and extensive knowledge about all things financi...

Martin Wolf is the Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times. Martin shares his incisive geopolitical outlook in this truly fascinating discussion. Our discussion with Martin Covers... 00:49 - Who is Martin Wolfe. 08:08 - Martin's global economic outlook. 08:46 - The big picture. 12:26 - Supply Side Shocks. 18:22 - Inflation, is it short term or here to stay? 21:2...

Robert Powell, CFP®, one of our nation's premier financial journalists and perhaps the deepest student of retirement, joins Professor Kotlikoff to discuss financial decisions in retirement. Robert currently writes for MarketWatch.com, USA Today, TheStreet.com, The Wall Street Journal, and AARP. He also serves as editor and publisher of TheStreet’s Retirement Daily. If this weren't enough,...