Larry's Substack Articles
Substack articles on various topics by Larry Kotlikoff
The financial industry seems to produce a shiny new planning tool every few months. New Retirement is one of the latest variants. It differs from other conv...
Wed, 14 Aug, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Quick financial planning is not just quick, it’s quick and fill in the blank. There are too many first-order factors involved in decisions — like when and h...
Mon, 16 Dec, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Optimal Roth Conversions Are Extremely Non-Linear Making Global Search, Not Rules of Thumb Essential Non-Linearity Is Our World — Physically and Fina...
Wed, 1 Jan, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Should I rent to unlock home equity? A MaxiFi Case Study. Read full case study here.
Thu, 30 Jul, 2026 at 5:07 PM
MaxiFi's Roth Conversion Optimizer Is a Must Try. Read the Full Post
Mon, 9 Dec, 2024 at 12:35 PM
MaxiFi Planner Can Save Your Kids, If Not Your Marriage Read the Article
Mon, 7 Apr, 2025 at 1:29 PM
MaxiFi Planner's Remarkable New Estate Planning Capacity Read the article.
Tue, 26 Aug, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Take your best shot at matching the power of economics-based financial planning. Read the article.
Tue, 26 Aug, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Try this out on your fin advisor. If they can't answer these questions, have them run MaxiFi before providing you financial advice. Or, like tens of tho...
Tue, 26 Aug, 2025 at 7:56 PM
JD’s statement suggests that we’ll pay dramatically lower taxes on our 2025 incomes than our 2024 incomes. Sadly, this is not remotely true. Read the ar...
Fri, 29 Aug, 2025 at 11:17 AM