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#329: Have you ever thought about how an economist views financial planning? Would you guess that it's vastly different from how some financial planners approach this work?
Today's guest, Laurence Kotlikoff, is a Professor of Economics at Boston University. The Economist named him one of the world's 25 most influential economists in 2014. Professor Kotlikoff has written 19 books, and hundreds of professional articles and Op-Eds.
He's here to explain why economists take a different view than financial planners on investing, retirement planning, and risk mitigation.
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