Zvi Bodie - Worry Free Investing

PBS News Hour: The One Safe Investment and Why You Never Hear About It From Financial Advisors

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Economist Zvi Bodie, perhaps the country's foremost expert on pension finance, insists that every American at least consider an investment that financial advisors almost never mention.

AARP: Choosing the Safest Investment Path

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:22:37 -0400

3 ways to ensure you’ll be able to afford your essential retirement expenses

Video: Bodie debates Jeremy Siegel at the October 2012 academic forum of the Defined Contribution Investment Industry Association

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:00:57 -0400

PBS News Hour: How to Find a Financial Advisor, Step by Step

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The New York Times: The Biggest Financial Asset in Your Portfolio Is You

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:00:56 -0500

Wall Street Journal Names Zvi Bodie’s New Book a Top Pick for Investors

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:00:03 -0500

The Globe and Mail: How to keep your retirement nest egg intact

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:36:46 -0400

PBS News Hour: Why Stocks Aren't Safe in the Long Run

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:00:28 -0400

The Wall Street Journal: The Riskiness of Stocks: Readers Protest - and the Authors Respond

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:00:57 -0400

The Walton Sun: Time to debunk some mega money myths

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:20:00 -0400

MarketWatch: How to better understand your risk tolerance

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:17:57 -0400

New York Times: Getting to Retirement with Minimal Financial Risk

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:37:59 -0400

AdvisorOne: Zvi Bodie: I Bonds Are Best for Most Investors

Sun, 20 May 2012 09:57:56 -0400

To worry-free investing proponent, recommending inflation-protected bonds is the first test of advisor competence

Bloomberg.com: Order 'Big Short' for an Out-to-Lunch Congress

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:00:35 -0400

PBS NewsHour: The 'Safest Investment' for Americans

Fri, 11 May 2012 12:00:53 -0400

Wall Street Journal: How Much Risk Can You Manage?

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:15:46 -0400

Minneapolis Star Tribune: Much to weigh before investing in annuities

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:37:59 -0400

Wall Street Journal: Why Stocks Are Riskier Than You Think

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:00:26 -0400

Most people can get the money they need for retirement without gambling heavily on equities, say Zvi Bodie and Rachelle Taqqu.

Wall Street Journal: How Much You Need vs. How Much You Can Lose

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:22:00 -0500

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

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:51 -0500

MorningStar: Paying It Safe as a Long-Term Strategy

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:26:24 -0500

Professor Zvi Bodie and financial consultant Rachelle Taqqu recommend a goal-based investing style with an emphasis on risk avoidance.

MarketWatch: Don't Risk Your Retirement on the Stock Market

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:00:57 -0500

Many savers don't realize the risk they're taking in stocks, says Zvi Bodie, author of "Risk Less and Prosper" and finance professor at Boston University. Bodie tells Robert Powell that savers should focus on I-bonds and other low-risk investments.

Video from the 2011 Future of Lifecycle Saving & Investing Conference at the Boston University School of Management

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:02:07 -0400

Fewer parents leaving inheritances for children

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0400

With people living longer, more parents are giving money to their children while they're still alive.

WBUR Radio Boston: It’s 3 P.M. Do You Know Where Your Money Is?

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:50:18 -0400

The stock market experienced the biggest drop since December 2008 on Monday. On Tuesday, it made up some of that lost ground.

The drop in the markets followed the news that the credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s downgraded the country’s until-then-faultless credit rating. But that’s not the only thing that could be contributing to a volatile market. The possibility of more quantitative easing and an ongoing European debt crisis are both likely playing roles in market swings.

So what is one to do with this information? Is the stock market still a smart bet? Should you sell off your 401(k) investments and move your nest-egg into T-bills? Or should you just tune out all the hysteria, hold firm and embrace the conventional wisdom — that in the long term, the stock market is still the place for your money?

We speak to two experts that have two very different ideas of where your money should be.

Morningstar: The Error-Proof Portfolio: Inflation Could Destroy Your Retirement if You Don't Plan Ahead

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:00:46 -0400

The prospect of rising costs is a huge swing factor when setting savings targets for your golden years.

DealBook: New Investment Strategy - Preparing for End Times

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:20:28 -0400

PBS News Hour: Is Your Pension Safe? States Struggle with Pricey Challenges

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:00:00 -0400

As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports from Rhode Island on the struggles that states are facing over how to calculate investment returns for public pension funds to keep them fully funded.

Marketplace: The Two Worlds of Personal Finance

Tue, 24 May 2011 15:22:19 -0400

Bllomberg Businessweek: Rethinking Stocks for the Long Haul

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:07:28 -0400

Investors raised on the wisdom of the DIY boom years may be taking on more risk than they know with their retirement nest egg

Money Insights Video: Should Retirees Hold Risky Investments

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:09:17 -0400

Zvi Bodie brings insight into the inquiry should retirees hold risky investments with Dan Richards of Clientinsights.

Money Insights Video: Taking a Scenario Approach to Risk Management

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:07:09 -0400

Zvi Bodei discusses a scenario approach to risk management with Dan Richards of Clientinsights.

Money Insights Video: The Risk in Stocks

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:07:09 -0400

Zvi Bodie discusses the risk in stocks with Dan Richards of Clientinsights.

CNN Money.com: The 6 best investing ideas you've never heard of

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:06:00 -0400

CNBC Power Lunch: New Retirement

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:58:35 -0400

Zvi Bodie discusses why long-term investing doesn't lower equity risk, with CNBC's Sharon Epperson.

New Video Posted: Zvi Bodie on Investing for Retirement

Tue, 25 May 2010 09:24:06 -0400

This video is a recording of a presentation by SMG Professor Zvi Bodie given on April 6, 2010 to a group of BU faculty and staff as part of a series on investing for retirement. Professor Bodie discusses how to plan for an adequate income in retirement. He presents a procedure for using the information provided at the BU benefits website to set realistic goals, choose between TIAA-CREF and Fidelity, contribute the right amount each month, and select an asset mix.

Our faith in stocks is misplaced (Financial Post)

Wed, 05 May 2010 17:21:54 -0400

Unsafe at Any Speed? The Designed-In Risks of Target-Date Glide Paths (Journal of Financial Planning)

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:00:56 -0400

Video: Income Solutions

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:39:14 -0500

Zvi Bodie on the risks facing retirees and how inflation-proof annuities can protect them.

Reassurance for the Vanguard ‘Bogleheads’ (Financial Times)

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:42:11 -0500

Journal of Financial Planning - 10 Questions with Noteworthy People: Zvi Bodie on Financial Planners and 'First, Do No Harm' (PDF Download)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:00:57 -0500

Media Coverage of Professor Zvi Bodie's Public Lecture at the National University of Singapore on December 8th, 2009

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:17:47 -0500

Stocks: The "Loss" Decade (Business Week)

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:33:20 -0500

A disastrous ten years for the stock market ends in just a month. Will the turning of a new decade change investors' luck?

Prophesying the Future and other impossible [but profitable for pundits] tasks (National Post)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:50:00 -0500

Retirement? Good luck with that (MarketWatch)

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:39:34 -0400

Financial crisis reveals U.S. retirement-system's holes with painful clarity

You can't handle the truth about stocks (CNNMoney.com)

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:21:06 -0400

Conventional financial planning has it all wrong, argues economist Zvi Bodie. If you need the high return of stocks to reach your goals, he says, then you can't afford to invest in them.

A Year Later: How Much Money is Enough? (CBS MoneyWatch.com)

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:00:53 -0400

The Flight from Risk (BusinessWeek)

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:50:45 -0400

The financial crisis caused investors to run en masse from anything risky, and many still won't buy stocks. The lesson learned: Don't ignore risk

Fed researchers say TIPS work, should be expanded (OregonLive.com)

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:33:34 -0400

Saving for Retirement (Marketplace)

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:56:00 -0400

Unlock our pension potential (LiveMint.com)

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:08:00 -0400

Regulators needn’t wait for a new tax code to get more out of India’s New Pension System

Finding ways to hedge investments agains inflation (OregonLive.com)

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0400

The 401(k) Plan As Rainy-Day Fund (WBUR/NPR)

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0400

New videos posted: A New Paradigm for Lifetime Financial Planning

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:07:27 -0400

Zvi Bodie, Paula Hogan, and Rick Miller at the Financial Planning Association Annual Convention (8 video segments).

To Stay Safe, Sell Stocks? (U.S. News & World Report)

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0400

Professor Zvi Bodie says retirees should go into conservative overdrive

The Case for Safer Savings Defaults (The Washington Post)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:48:39 -0400

How Will the Regulatory Reforms Affect Consumers? (PBS NewsHour)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:48:44 -0400

Finance Fallacy: Stocks in the Long Run (PBS NewsHour)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:48:48 -0400

Financial advice is often loaded with misconceptions and misinformation. In the latest edition of Finance Fallacy, Paul Solman and Boston University professor Zvi Bodie debunk the belief that investing in stocks is the safest, smartest route to financial security over the long run.

Are Stocks Still Good for the Long Run? (Time Magazine)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:48:51 -0400

If the stock market's not rational, should you ever own stocks? (Time Magazine)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:48:54 -0400

Worried about a third stock market crash? Zvi Bodie suggests worry free investing with TIPS or RRBs (National Post)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:48:57 -0400

Investors cast adrift on sea of uncertainty (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:00 -0400

Longevity Planning Now (Forbes)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:03 -0400

5 Retirement Risks and How to Handle Them (U.S. News and World Report)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:06 -0400

Zvi Bodie on PBS (FinanceProfessor.com)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:08 -0400

Pocket Change: Answers to Your Finance Questions

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:11 -0400

In the first installment of Pocket Change, a regular forum on personal finance, PBS NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman and finance professor Zvi Bodie tackle viewers' questions on credit unions, credit scores, and whether gold makes a good investment.

Finance Fallacy

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:13 -0400

Understanding today's economy is hard enough without having to wrestle with popular misconceptions and misinformation. In a new series, Paul Solman and guests debunk the conventional wisdom to help make sense of our economic world.

Zvi Bodie video clip on financial literacy featured on American Public Media's Marketplace

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:16 -0400

You've Retired, Now What (PBS Nightly Business Report)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:19 -0400

A Hedge Against Inflation (New York Times)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:21 -0400

Pension insurer shifted to stocks (Boston Globe)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:24 -0400

Economist's tips on retirement defy market wisdom (The Virginian-Pilot)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:27 -0400

TIPS give guarantee, but they require patience (Chicago Tribune)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:30 -0400

The 7 new rules of financial security (CNN/Money)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:33 -0400

In a world turned upside down, you must re-examine some basic assumptions. A good place to start: understanding the true nature of risk.

Sell Your Stocks, MIT Sloan Professor Urges Small Investors Saving for Retirement (Business Wire)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:36 -0400

Low-risk inflation-protected US Treasury bonds are the best way to hold onto and grow savings

New Zvi Bodie Personal Finance Webcast

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:38 -0400

A new series of ten videos features Zvi discussing crucial topics in personal finance.

Zvi Bodie on the Future of Retirement Products (Advisor Perspectives)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:41 -0400

Professor gives an investing tip: TIPS (Investment News)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:44 -0400

Bodie tells CFO.com that companies with traditional pension plans should not take risks with pension assets

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:48 -0400

Chris Farrell endorses Bodie's idea for retirement insurance accounts (Marketplace)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:51 -0400

Advice for Today's Market? Diversify Wisely (Business Week)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:56 -0400

Two pros say the fundamentals remain in times of market turmoil—and smart risk management can spare you financial pain in the long run

Retirement Living: A Rocky Retirement Road (MarketWatch)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:59 -0400

Citing a lack of 401(k) options, experts disagree on best investing path

Zvi Boodie on how you can cope with the financial crisis (Wall Street Journal Video)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:50:02 -0400

Zvi Bodie on managing large-scale financial crises

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:50:05 -0400

Zvi Bodie explains why we need early warning signals, urges us to evacuate the most vulnerable before it's too late, and--most importantly--implores the financial sector to learn from its mistakes before the next hurricane hits.