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About Laurence @Kotlikoff

Laurence Kotlikoff is a William Fairfield Warren Professor at Boston University, a Professor of Economics at Boston University, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society, a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, President of Economic Security Planning, Inc., a company specializing in financial planning software, and the Director of the Fiscal Analysis Center. Kotlikoff's columns and blogs have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, the Boston Globe, Bloomberg, Forbes, Vox, The Economist, Yahoo.com, Huffington Post and other major publications.

Laurence’s Recent Stories

Economy Apr 01

What to Do If Social Security Says You Can’t File and Suspend

By Larry Kotlikoff Larry Kotlikoff answers your Social Security questions. Photo by Flickr user 401(K) 2012. Larry Kotlikoff’s Social Security original 34 “secrets”, his additional secrets, his Social Security “mistakes” and his Social Security gotchas…

Economy Mar 25

Social Security Benefits to Take While You Wait Until 70

Larry Kotlikoff answers your Social Security questions. Creative Commons photo courtesy flickr user 401(K) 2012 *Larry Kotlikoff's [Social Security original 34 "secrets"](http://www.pbs.org/ newshour/businessdesk/2012/07/social-security-secrets-you-ne.html), his [**additional secrets**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/on-the-qt-a-few-more- social-se.html), his Social Security ["mistakes"](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/11-social-security-mistakes-pe.html) and his [**Social Security gotchas**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/09/ten-of-the-worst-social- security-gotchas.html) have prompted so…

Economy Mar 25

Social Security Benefits to Take While You Wait Until 70

By Larry Kotlikoff Larry Kotlikoff answers your Social Security questions. Creative Commons photo courtesy flickr user 401(K) 2012 *Larry Kotlikoff's [Social Security original 34 "secrets"](http://www.pbs.org/ newshour/businessdesk/2012/07/social-security-secrets-you-ne.html), his [**additional secrets**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/on-the-qt-a-few-more- social-se.html), his Social Security ["mistakes"](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/11-social-security-mistakes-pe.html) and his [**Social Security gotchas**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/09/ten-of-the-worst-social- security-gotchas.html)…

Economy Mar 21

Cyprus: The Nightmare Scenario and How to Avoid It in America

Customers queue to withdraw cash from an automated teller machine (ATM) outside a Cyprus Popular Bank Pcl, also known as Laiki Bank on Thursday, March 21. The European Central Bank said it may cut Cypriot banks off from emergency funds…

Economy Mar 21

Cyprus: The Nightmare Scenario and How to Avoid It in America

By Larry Kotlikoff Customers queue to withdraw cash from an automated teller machine (ATM) outside a Cyprus Popular Bank Pcl, also known as Laiki Bank on Thursday, March 21. The European Central Bank said it may cut Cypriot banks off…

Economy Mar 18

How to Take Social Security If You Earn a Lot More Than Your Spouse

If you make more than your spouse, Larry Kotlikoff explains that you may want to consider a couple of strategies to ensure you both maximize your Social Security benefits. Photo by Siri Stafford/Getty Images. *Larry Kotlikoff's [Social Security original 34…

Economy Mar 18

How to Take Social Security If You Earn a Lot More Than Your Spouse

By Larry Kotlikoff If you make more than your spouse, Larry Kotlikoff explains that you may want to consider a couple of strategies to ensure you both maximize your Social Security benefits. Photo by Siri Stafford/Getty Images. *Larry Kotlikoff's [Social…

Economy Mar 13

Three Rules for How to Get the Highest Social Security Benefits

By Larry Kotlikoff Social Security provisions are so nuanced and difficult to understand that they are sure to make anyone go mad. That's why Larry Kotlikoff has three general rules, which if followed, can help maximize Social Security benefits without…

Economy Mar 11

How a ‘Start-Stop-Start’ Strategy Can Maximize Your Social Security Benefits

Larry Kotlikoff says that maximizing your Social Security benefits is more complicated than reaching retirement and receiving the "green light" to start collecting Social Security. In some cases, you could receive the highest amount of benefits with a "start-stop-start" strategy.

Economy Mar 11

How a ‘Start-Stop-Start’ Strategy Can Maximize Your Social Security Benefits

By Larry Kotlikoff Larry Kotlikoff says that maximizing your Social Security benefits is more complicated than reaching retirement and receiving the "green light" to start collecting Social Security. In some cases, you could receive the highest amount of benefits with…

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