Laurence J. Kotlikoff, PhD, professor of economics at Boston University, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a former senior economist with the President’s Council of Economic Advisors. He is president of Economic Security Planning, Inc., which markets financial-planning software. He is coauthor of Get What’s Yours: The Secrets of Maxing Out Your Social Security. MaximizeMySocialSecurity.com
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