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Economics Matters with Laurence Kotlikoff — 133 episodes

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1

Andrew Fesiak's Update on the Ukraine War

2

Economics-Based Financial Planning with Wade Pfau's Retirement Income Institute

3

Kevin Esler Returns to Build You A TIPS Ladder

4

Fixing Personal Finance With John Campbell

5

Can the Republican Party Survive the Trump Administration

6

Glenn Loury on the Country and Race Relations

7

The Domestic and Global Impacts of America's Fascist in Chief

8

World Class Economist on the Chances of a Crash in the Near Future

9

Anders Åslund, the Premiere Global Economist, Is Back to Discuss Geopolitics Under Trump

10

Is Brazil Next on Trump's Hit List? Brazilian Economist, Paulo Nogueira Weighs In

11

Top Gov Policy Expert Cliff Winston: "Less Is More" (A Timely Message for Our Dictated Economy)

12

Trevor Chandler: The Path to AGI Is Modeling Brains - Not Expanding LLMs

13

Is this 1929 All Over Again?

14

Daniel Shaviro, NYU Professor of Taxation at NYU Law School, and I Discuss Inequality, Optimal Taxation, Tariffs, and Tax Reform

15

Seth Benzell is Back to Update Us on All things AI

16

Harvard's Brilliant Sociologist, Orlando Patterson, Discusses The Paradox of Freedom

17

Fred Lane is back with Secrets for Avoiding Your Personal 1929

18

Is Steve Laffey America's Last Real Republican? Steve's Back to Survey the Wreckage of the Trump Presidency

19

The Wall Street Journal's Brilliant, Penetrating Columnist, Holman Jenkins, Gives His Take on the Big Issues of Our Times

20

Trump's Tariff Mania -- What's Really Going On? Premier Trade Attorney, Irene Chen, Surveys the Minefield

21

Andrew Fesiak -- Live from Ukraine! Update on the War and Trump's Doublecross of Ukraine and NATO

22

David Levey, former Head of Moody's Sovereign Risk Rating Team, Discusses U.S. Fiscal Insolvency

23

Famed Economics Journalist, Peter Coy, Interviews Me About Retirement Mistakes, Economics' vs Wall Street's Fin Planning, Fixing Social Security, and America's Insolvency

24

Ignazio Visco, Former Governor of the Bank of Italy and Premier Economist Discusses Europe's Economic, Demographic, and Technological Challenges

25

Famed Economic Historian, Gregory Clark, Reveals the Industrial Revolution's Secret Sauce

26

Bill Raduchel -- the Amazing, Unsung Hero of our Digital Age, Past, Present, and Future

27

What's Really Going on With Social Security? A Conversation With PBS' Premier Financial Journalist -- Richard Eisenberg

28

Peter Fox Penner Is Back with a Vision of Our Energy Future -- Clean Capital Efficiency

29

Famed Personal Finance Journalist and Author, Jean Chatzky, Talks Women and Money

30

Everything You Need to Know About Trusts With Alan Glassman

31

Jay Abolofia Demo's MaxiFi's New Powerful Tools For Estate Planning

32

Larry Leamer on Andy Warhol's Coterie of Female Victims and Whether America's Top-Selling Artist's Work Is Worth their Canvases

33

Brilliant, Renowned Investor, Fred Lane, Discusses Hedging and Avoiding Trump Tariff Mayhem in your Portfolio

34

Anders Åslund, Everyone's Go-To Economist on Russia, Ukraine, NATO, and the Global Economy, Surveys America's Betrayals, Foreign and Domestic

35

Former Airforce Pilots, Mark and Kara Brandt, Talk Flying the U-2 and C-5, Flying for United, and Landing their Finances With MaxiFi

36

Apollo's Chief Economist, Torsten Slok, Estimates a 90 Percent Odds of Recession

37

David Barboza

38

Rudiger Bachmann

39

Richard Berner

40

Terry Savage and Larry Discuss Roth Conversions

41

Moshe Milevsky

42

Liz Weston

43

Optimal Roth Conversions -- Go Big or Go Home!

44

George Kinder Is Back to Discuss His Marvelous New Book, The Three Domains of Freedom

45

Phil Moeller, Get What's Yours for Medicare

46

Famed Washington Post Columnist and Editorial Board Member, Eduardo Porter, Joins Economics Matters!

47

Daron Acemoglu — Your Jaw Will Drop

48

Israel's Extraordinary Economist and Public Intellectual, Eytan Sheshinski, Provides a Must-Hear/See Update on the Gaza-Plus Conflict and Far More

49

Kevin Esler is Back!

50

Live from Ukraine! An Update on the War with Andrew Fesiak

51

How Much Life Insurance Do I Really Need? Professor Kotlikoff Provides the Easy Answer to this Critical Question.

52

Joe Klein and John Ellis Handicap the Election, the Middle East, China, and Ukraine

53

Steve Brown, John Hancock's Legendary CEO, Reveals the Secrets of his Amazing Success

54

Measuring and Managing Climate Risk from the World's Premier Catastrophe Modeler -- Karen Clark

55

From the Archives: Exploring Federal Reserve Strategies and Global Inflation with Greg Mankiw

56

Learn to Build a TIPS Ladder from Kevin Esler -- the Creator of the Outstanding, Free Tool -- TIPSLADDER.COM

57

The Devils Will Get No Rest -- James Conroy Talks About His New Book on the Roosevelt-Churchill Casablanca Conference that Produced the Short- and Long-Term Blueprints for Allied Victory Over Hitler.

58

David Walker, former Comptroller General of the United States, Talks Financial Insolvency, Policy Solutions, and Politics

59

Jeffrey Friedman, Dartmouth's Brilliant Political Scientist, Tells Us Why Presidential Machismo Wins Elections

60

MaxiFi's Full Risk Investing Lets You See the Good, Bad, and Ugly from Risky Investing

61

Economic Forecasts and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies with Paul Solman

62

Finding the Holy Grail for Investors -- MaxiFi Planner's Upside Investing

63

Can AI-Driven Economic Models Help Improve Financial Decisions -- Insights from Jonathan Parker, Head of the Finance Department at MIT's Sloan School of Management

64

Rescuing Your Retirement with Larry

65

Do People Act Like Human Beings? Insights from the Brilliant Career of Behavioral Economist, Ernst Fehr

66

Inflation, Interest Rates, Fed Policy, and the Evolution of Economics Science: Insights from Harvard's Fabulous Economist, Benjamin Friedman

67

Navigating Investment Strategies in a Volatile World with Fred Lane

68

Financial Wisdom for Retirees: Securing Living Standards with TIPS and Diversification

69

Inside the Innovation of Mask Zero with Entrepreneur Adam Pener

70

Glenn Loury Discusses his Sensational and Shockingly Frank Autobiography -- Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Intellectual

71

Retirement Readiness: Mary Beth Franklin on Social Security Benefits & Planning

72

Social Security on the Brink: Debating Solutions with Arun Muralidhar and Kathleen Townsend

73

Serving Up Success: Economic Strategies for Restaurateurs with Sophie Cranin

74

Jerry Bergosh on the Real Gold Rush: Investments Beyond Bitcoin

75

Adam Guren on Navigating Today's Mortgage and Housing Challenges

76

Dissecting Income Inequality with Senator Phil Grahamm

77

Legacy Admissions and Upward Mobility: Insights with John Friedman

78

Kerry Pechter on Mastering Retirement Planning During Political Shifts

79

Is China an Economic Threat? Unpacking Trade Realities with Uri Dadush

80

Harris Goldberg: The Intersection of Art and Economics in Film

81

Financial Empowerment with Kerry Hannon: A Guide for Career and Retirement Planning

82

Modeling Our Climate Future: Economic Insights with Professor Kotlikoff

83

Rethinking Social Security with John Mauldin: A Vision for Reform

84

Trump and the Art of the Deal: David Cay Johnston's In-Depth Analysis

85

Theo Kocken's Insights on Demographic Changes and Economic Stability

86

Navigating Elder Care: Trusts, Estates, and Family Dynamics with Harry Margolis

87

The Economics of Aging: Rick Miller's Approach to Retirement Planning

88

Napolitano & Von Kohorn: Unpacking Trusts for Asset Protection

89

Diversity versus Meritocracy in Academia: Insights from Glenn Loury

90

Peter Coy's Bearish Economic Outlook and Global Projections

91

Dissecting the 2008 Financial Crisis: Opacity, Defaults, and Herd Behavior

92

The Trump Effect: Analyzing Governance with David Cay Johnston

93

Shaping Behaviors through Economics: Akerlof's Societal Perspectives

94

Navigating Retirement Risks with Ron Surz: A Deep Dive into Target Date Funds

95

Economy and Ethics in Israel's Political Arena: Sheshinski's Expert Analysis

96

Unpacking 2023's Economic Oddities and 2024 Predictions with Jonathan Treussard

97

The Fine Line of Expression in Economics and Verse

98

Crafting Your Financial Future with Rob Berger's Expert Tips

99

Economics and Efficiency: Clifford Winston Wants to Save America's Infrastructure

100

Andrew Fesiak on Warfare Economics: Predicting the War's End in Ukraine

101

Modernizing Insurance with Howard Tullman

102

Navigating the Future of US-China Relations with Hani Findaky

103

Learning Fiscal Policies From Former Finance Minister of Chile Felipe Larraine

104

Navigating Social Security Nightmares with Professor Kotlikoff on Grow Money Business

105

A Conversation With One of Our Most Influential Economists Ever

106

Retirement Planning With David Blanchett

107

Turning the Tables -- What's on Larry's Mind?

108

When Women Control the Wealth With Retirement Security Savant, David Macchia

109

Discussing Economic Policy with Obama's Chief Economist Jason Furman

110

What We In The U.S. Can Learn From Latin American Economies With Sebastian Edwards

111

A Tip on TIPS with the Brilliant Allan Roth

112

Examining Our Past Will Dictate Your Future With John Wasik

113

Altruistic Investing And Difference-Making Philanthropy With Andrew Weiss

114

How To Invest Like The Rich With Jonathan Treussard

115

Why Do Americans Pay So Much for Health Care and Get so Little?

116

Pulling Argentina Out of Economic Malaise With Sebastian Piñera and Domingo Cavallo

117

Geopolitics, Global Demographics and Economics with Camilla Cavendish

118

Economics Through Poetry With Robert Pinsky

119

Economic Snapshots Of History Through Icons With Laurence Leamer

120

The IRMAA Tax Is Coming For You with Mark Annese and Dan McGrath

121

Finding Salvation For Our Economy With Ed Leamer

122

The Power of Values Driven Money Management with George Kinder

123

Protect Yourself From Social Security's Clawback With Terry Savage

124

A Global Economic Outlook with the IMF's Director of Fiscal Affairs, Vitor Gaspar

125

Finding Fiscal Salvation with Eugene Steuerle

126

How to Fix Our Broken Healthcare System with MIT's Amy Finkelstein, PhD

127

Top Banking Expert, Cornelius Hurley Says Our Next Banking Crisis Is Here

128

Educate Thy Children With Rabbi Bogot

129

Wade Pfau - A Financially Successful Retirement Is Possible

130

Apollo's Brilliant Chief Economist, Torsten Slok, Holds Forth

131

Scott Burns -- The Power of Couch Potato Investing

132

Martin Wolf: The FT's Chief Economics Commentator's Global Outlook

133

Talking Retirement with Mr. Retirement -- Robert Powell