Zvi Bodie

Zvi Bodie is the Norman and Adele Barron Professor of Management at Boston University. He holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has served on the finance faculty at the Harvard Business School and MIT's Sloan School of Management.

Professor Bodie has published widely on pension finance and investment strategy in leading professional journals. He is the co-author, with Rachelle Taqqu of the newly released Risk Less and Prosper: Your Guide to Safer Investing.

Bodie's other books include The Future of Life Cycle Saving and Investing andFoundations of Pension Finance. His textbook, Investments, coauthored by Alex Kane and Alan Marcus is the market leader and is used in the certification programs of the CFA Institute and the Society of Actuaries. His textbook Financial Economics is coauthored by Nobel Prize winning economist, Robert C. Merton. His latest book is Worry Free Investing: A Safe Approach to Achieving Your Lifetime Financial Goals. In 2007 the Retirement Income Industry Association gave him their Lifetime Achievement in Applied Retirement Research Award.

The Cheapest Way of Guaranteeing a Lifetime Income.

Buy from a double A rated insurance company, a lifetime annuity, that will pay you for as long as you live.

Is Having Children a Good Retirement Plan?

No wonder we only have a couple of kids, rather than 10 or 12.

A College Education is a Risky Investment

College is a risky investment, but you may be able to get a lot more out of living as a college graduate than if you didn’t have a college degree.

The Mantra of the Whole Investment Industry is Simply Not True

The mantra of the whole investment industry is simply not true.

You’re Not Good with Numbers. You Can Still Be Good with Money

So, you’re not good with numbers. Well, welcome to the crowd. There are many, many, many people who are not.

You’re Young. Now Is The Time to Take Risks

Now is definitely the time to take risks. I have two daughters, both of whom are now grown and married, with kids. One has two kids, the other almost has […]

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Financial Planning for the Totally Innumerate (Part 1: Savings)

Here’s the scenario: You’re a 21 year old aspiring novelist living on restaurant tips in one of the most expensive cities on earth. Think of finance and management expert Zvi […]

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