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518. Are Personal Finance Gurus Giving You Bad Advice?

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Why Most People Don't Go to Economists for Financial Advice

The real payment burden of adjustable-rate mortgages, in some sense, is less volatile than for fixed-rate mortgages. Many economists actually don't put a lot of expert thought into their own personal finances. And two, the academic literature on optimal mortgage choice is not very well known.

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