{"product_id":"money-magic-an-economists-secrets-to-more-money-less-risk-and-a-better-life-9780316541947","title":"Money Magic: An Economist's Secrets to More Money, Less Risk, and a Better Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncrease your spending power, enhance your standard of living, and achieve financial independence with this \"must-read\" guide to money management (Jane Bryant Quinn).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Laurence Kotlikoff, one of our nation's premier personal finance experts and coauthor of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eGet What's Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security\u003c\/i\u003e, harnesses the power of economics and advanced computation to deliver a host of spellbinding but simple money magic tricks that will transform your financial future.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEach trick shares a basic ingredient for financial savvy based on economic common sense, not Wall Street snake oil. Money Magic offers a clear path to a richer, happier, and safer financial life. Whether you're making education, career, marriage, lifestyle, housing, investment, retirement, or Social Security decisions, Kotlikoff provides a clear framework for readers of all ages and income levels to learn tricks like: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How to choose a career to maximize your lifetime earnings (hint: you may want to consider picking up a plunger instead of a stethoscope). \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How to buy a superior education on the cheap and graduate debt-free. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why it's smarter to cash out your IRA to pay off your mortgage. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why delaying retirement for two years can reap dividends and how to lower your average lifetime tax bracket. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoney Magic\u003c\/i\u003e's most powerful act is transforming your financial thinking, explaining not just what to do, but why to do it. Get ready to discover the economics approach to financial planning--the fruit of a century's worth of research by thousands of cloistered economic wizards whose now-accessible collective findings turn conventional financial advice on its head. Kotlikoff uses his soft heart, hard nose, dry wit, and flashing wand to cast a powerful spell, leaving you eager to accomplish what you formerly dreaded: financial planning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little, Brown Spark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316541947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320","brand":"Laurence Kotlikoff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43228262432949,"sku":"9780316541947","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c0584a24-8d16-4146-8ffc-5592956dfd85.jpg?v=1698723037","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/money-magic-an-economists-secrets-to-more-money-less-risk-and-a-better-life-9780316541947","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}