State Street Global Advisors’ Fredrik Axsater and Harvard’s Brigitte Madrian discuss workable solutions to create retirement plans for all Americans.
Wealthtrack Episodes
KESSLER: CONTRARIAN TREASURES
An exclusive interview with a contrarian who has been correct on interest rates and the value of U.S. Treasury bonds for years, Kessler Investment Advisors’ Robert Kessler.
BRADY: DESIRABLE DIVIDENDS
Top rated bond fund manager Jason Brady, CEO of Thornburg Investment Management explains why he currently favors dividend paying stocks over bonds!
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POLLS, PROFITS, & P/Es
It’s final week of the summer fund raising season for Public Television, so we are revisiting some of our most popular programs. This one focuses on the importance of preparing for retirement, which most of us don’t do adequately! Personal finance guru Jane Bryant Quinn discusses the topic of her new book, “How to Make Your Money Last: The Indispensable Retirement Guide”. You can watch the episode again here.
NEW THIS WEEK: During these fund raising weeks on public television we are always on the lookout for some interesting tidbits. We found some in this Navigator Dispatch piece from MainStay Investments, titled Polls, Profits and P/Es. Before you read it, the Democratic Convention ended on July 28th, more than 30 days ago.
MEETING OF THE MINDS
NEW THIS WEEK: Two WEALTHTRACK guests, whom we have designated as both Great Investors and Financial Thought Leaders over the years had a spirited discussion at this year’s Morningstar Investment Conference which we are sharing with you during this pledge week on public television.
RETIREMENT SECURITY
There is a growing retirement crisis in this country. An estimated 10,000 baby boomers a day are retiring and many of them are woefully unprepared to support themselves in retirement. Social Security, a primary source of retirement income for a majority of senior citizens is on shaky financial footing. The program is now projected to spend more than it earns by the end of the decade and unless significant changes are made will be depleted by 2034.