Economist Dr. Allison Schrager, the author of An Economist Walks Into a Brothel, explains how the risk management techniques of surfers, prostitutes, magicians, and soldiers might relate to our own investing and retirement planning. Plus, stocks or bonds - does it matter which assets you withdraw first from your retirement portfolio? And how much can you convert to a Roth IRA without incurring the 3.8% Medicare surcharge? Transcript & show notes: http://bit.ly/YMYW-221
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