Sep 24 Ask Larry: ‘Do I Need to Sell My Home So I Can Retire?’ Social Security Cards via Creative Commons Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security "secrets" and his answers to your questions (here, here and here) have prompted so many of you to write in that we… Continue reading
Sep 21 A Look at Taxes and Retirement Savings Photo by: Kick Images via Getty Images Angie Stehr: Calculations I see for retirement planning all seem to be based on income rather than expenses. But if I'm saving 20 percent for retirement, shouldn't I base my planning on… Continue reading
Sep 20 A Healthy Middle Class for a Healthy Economy? Photo by Michael Melford via Getty Images Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Thursday's query: Jeff Tuttle: I have always heard a healthy… Continue reading
Sep 19 Trillions of Dollars in Bank Bailouts: Socialism for the Rich? Photo of the Federal Reserve by: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Wednesday's query: Bill Harshaw: Sen. Bernie… Continue reading
Sep 18 Ten of the Worst Social Security ‘Gotchas’ Creative Commons photo courtesy flickr user 401(K) 2012 . By Larry Kotlikoff, with an introduction by Paul Solman Paul Solman: Boston University economist Laurence Kotlikoff has become our Social Security expert here at the Online NewsHour. Some of… Continue reading
Sep 18 A Tax that Creates Jobs Instead of Just Enriching Owners? Photo by Bob Travaglione FoToEdge via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Tuesday's query: Name: Frank T. Manheim Question: I'm… Continue reading
Sep 17 When Will the Unemployed Riot? A man resists two arresting officers during a 1977 demonstration concerning unemployment in America. Photo by Brian Alpert/Keystone/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Continue reading
Sep 17 Larry Kotlikoff Answers Your Social Security Questions Two men hold hands with their marriage license after their wedding ceremony at the Manhattan City Clerk's office in New York. Photo by Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security "secrets" and his answers to your… Continue reading
Sep 14 $1 Billion a Year in Military Aid to Egypt for 40 Years: Just Keep Giving? Yemeni protesters gather around fire during a demonstration outside the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa over a film mocking Islam. Yemeni forces managed to drive out angry protesters who stormed the embassy with police firing warning shots. Photo by Mohammed… Continue reading
Sep 14 Should You Not Pay Down Loans These Days? Creative Commons image courtesy flickr user nikcname. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Friday's query is being posted today since it was bumped by the… Continue reading