Nov 19 Ask Larry: Can I Collect Social Security After My Domestic Partner of 30 Years Passes? Creative Commons photo courtesy of 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 have prompted so many of you to… Continue reading
Nov 16 If the US Budget Were a Family’s, We’d Be Hopeless Photo by Frederick Bass via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Friday's query: Heena: Hi Paul, I love your explanations of… Continue reading
Nov 15 Money Manager Jon ‘Merle Hazard’ Shayne Visits Athens By Paul Solman Passengers ride the German-made transit system in Athens, Greece. When Jon Shayne last commented on Greece for us, it was in song as "Merle Hazard," Jon's musical alter ego. He was actually filing from his hometown of… Continue reading
Nov 14 Poor is the New Rich in Viral Video from Expat in China South Korean singer Psy performs "Gangnam Style" during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards. Photo by Daniel Roland/AFP/Getty Images Paul Solman: Jesse Appell was an economics student of mine at Brandeis last fall who is spending this year in… Continue reading
Nov 13 Ask the Headhunter: The ‘Dirty Little Secret’ of Age Discrimination Photo by STOCK4B-RF via Getty Images. Nick Corcodilos is an expert on how to get a job. We ran into him while doing a story on the relative futility of Internet job boards and asked him to post… Continue reading
Nov 12 Ask Larry: Could Marriage, Then Divorce Be Worth $60k? Photo by Stephen Webster via Getty Images Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his Social Security gotchas have prompted so many of you to write in… Continue reading
Nov 09 Income Inequality vs. Wealth Inequality Photo by Katrina Charmatz via Getty Images Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Friday's query: David G: I keep seeing an… Continue reading
Nov 08 The Greek Crisis: Why Super Mario Draghi Can’t Save Europe Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), speaks at a conference in Berlin, Germany. Photo by Sean Gallup via Getty Images. While readers of Making Sen$e and the Rundown know Larry Kotlikoff as our resident… Continue reading
Nov 07 They All Got it Right: Polls, Markets, and Models By Paul Solman President Barack Obama's election night rally at the McCormick Place convention center in Chicago. Photo by The Washington Post via Getty Images. The polls got it mostly right. Ray Fair's economic model forecast a result well within the final… Continue reading
Nov 05 Ask Larry: When Do I Get Back What I Paid to SS? Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility. Photo by William Thomas Cain via Getty Images. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security… Continue reading