Jul 01 Is It Worth Taking Social Security Early and Investing the Benefits? By Laurence Kotlikoff By Laurence Kotlikoff Even if you want to collect Social Security early to invest those benefits, waiting until age 70 to collect is likely a safer investment with a better return. Photo courtesy of Dan Brownsword via Getty Images. Larry… Continue reading
Jun 28 What Can the Middle East Learn From What’s Happening in Qatar? By Tantum Collins How will this week's transition of power impact Qatar's grand experiment? Photo courtesy of Tantum Collins. Paul Solman: Tantum "Teddy" Collins was an especially stellar student in the "Grand Strategy" course I help teach at Yale. As part of the… Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch Performing Artists Compete, Move, Adapt in Tough Economy A new report shows 45 percent of young adults who recently got a college degree are underemployed, and the next generation of classical performers are no exception. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on how artists are adapting to hard economic… Continue watching
Jun 27 What Can the Middle East Learn From What’s Happening in Qatar? By Tantum Collins By Tantum Collins How will this week's transition of power impact Qatar's grand experiment? Photo courtesy of Tantum Collins. Paul Solman: Tantum "Teddy" Collins was an especially stellar student in the "Grand Strategy" course I help teach at Yale. As… Continue reading
Jun 27 How to Conduct Beethoven and Mozart If You’ve Never Picked Up a Baton By Paul Solman // Paul Solman gets a lesson in conducting music from Diane Wittry, conductor of the Allentown Symphony. In shooting our story on "starving artists," which is slated to air on PBS NewsHour Thursday, Allentown Symphony Conductor Diane Wittry tried to… Continue reading
Jun 27 How to Conduct Beethoven and Mozart If You’ve Never Picked Up a Baton By Paul Solman // Paul Solman gets a lesson in conducting music from Diane Wittry, conductor of the Allentown Symphony. In shooting our story on "starving artists," which is slated to air on PBS NewsHour Thursday, Allentown Symphony Conductor Diane Wittry tried to… Continue reading
Jun 27 The Social Security Payoff to the Supreme Court’s DOMA Decision By Laurence Kotlikoff After Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling invalidating a key section of the Defense of Marriage Act, married same-sex couples will be eligible for the same federal benefits as heterosexual married couples. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Elvert Barnes. The Supreme Court's… Continue reading
Jun 27 The Social Security Payoff to the Supreme Court’s DOMA Decision By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff After Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling invalidating a key section of the Defense of Marriage Act, married same-sex couples will be eligible for the same federal benefits as heterosexual married couples. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Elvert Barnes. Continue reading
Jun 26 Why You Need an Emergency Fund, and Where’s the Safest Place to Invest It By Zvi Bodie I-Bonds are still the safest investment for your emergency fund, argues Zvi Bodie. Photo courtesy of Peter Dazeley via Getty Images. Paul Solman: Boston University finance professor Zvi Bodie has long touted the virtues of inflation-protected investments on the Making… Continue reading
Jun 26 This Investment Fits Obama’s Energy Plan and Is Even Safer Than I-Bonds By Hilton Dier Making your home energy efficient just might be the safest personal investment. Photo courtesy of Empowerhouse Solar Decathlon. Paul Solman: Boston University finance guru Zvi Bodie, co-author of the bestselling investment textbook known informally as "Bodie-Kane-Marcus" and the recent trade… Continue reading