Wharton Finance Professor Michael Roberts explains why it may be better to pursue other investments instead

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Wharton Finance Professor Michael Roberts talks with Dan Loney about why not paying down your mortgage early and instead, investing that money in riskier options, might be a better move in the long run.

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