Money Magic

An Economist's Secrets to More Money, Less Risk, and a Better Life
by Laurence Kotlikoff
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Laurence Kotlikoff, one of our nation’s premier personal finance experts and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Get What’s Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your...

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Published By Little, Brown Spark

Format Paperback

Category

Number Of Pages 320

Publication Date 12/26/2023

ISBN 9780316541947

Dimensions 5.5 inches x 8.25 inches


Money Magic is a must-read. An unconventional and entertaining page-turner, that will transform your financial thinking and show you how to improve your financial future.”—Jane Bryant Quinn, author of How to Make Your Money Last

 “A must-read book that has valuable information for just about everybody…If you don’t save more than the price of this book, there is something seriously wrong with you.”—Forbes

“Provocative…worth checking out…offers clear economic advice and humorous anecdotes… Best of all, Kotlikoff enjoys playing the financial-advice iconoclast.” —The Washington Post

Money Magic is financial Freakonomics, delivering non-stop financial shockers –– all based on common economics sense. You'll love this amazing book. It's full of wit, wisdom, and startling paths to a better financial life.”—John Mauldin, author of Thoughts from the Frontlines

“Fact-filled, wisdom-filled, Money Magic is quite probably the best financial advice book ever written.  You can read it for Laurence Kotlikoff’s sage advice, which tells how to manage your finances for a happier, better life.  You can also read it for fun: there is a laugh on almost every page.  You should read it for both.” 
 —George Akerlof, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2001 and co-author of Phishing for Phools

"Money Magic is a delightful book. With wit and wisdom, Kotlikoff delivers rich economic insights, concrete advice, and hard-nosed, yet soft-hearted guidance on financial planning, all well-grounded in the science of finance.  It will change your financial thinking and improve your financial life. Wherever in the lifecycle—beginning student to beginning retiree, the reader is in for a treat: Bon Appetit!"
 —Robert C Merton, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, 1997

Money Magic is funny, ironic and an easy, brilliant read – all great things in a book about personal finance. But Kotlikoff does so much more. He shows us that true personal finance is about real-life decisions we can make. He shows us how to make them. Those choices are wildly powerful, often contrary to convention, and deeply empowering. Money Magic can literally change your life.”—Scott Burns, personal finance columnist

“Full of invaluable guidance, this is a must-read for anyone concerned about their financial future.”—Publisher Weekly

“Kotlikoff’s valuable insights will appeal to a wide audience seeking financial wisdom.”—Booklist Online

"[Money Magic is a] comprehensive overview of the many aspects of managing personal finances." —Tribune Content Agency

"The best personal finance book you'll read this year."—Terry Savage, Tribune Content Agency

"Laurence Kotlikoff, the provocative Boston University economics professor and Social Security expert, has written an excellent new book, Money Magic: An Economist's Secrets to More Money, Less Risk, and a Better Life In it, he offers counterintuitive and surprising personal finance tips regardless of your age."—Kerry Hannon

 
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