We take a look at how the world of charitable giving is changing. Two heads of leading philanthropies, Jed Bernstein of Lincoln Center and Jack Lund of the YMCA of Greater New York discuss how organizations are adapting to new societal needs and donor demands.
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ELLIS: FIXING THE RETIREMENT CRISIS
The good news is that Americans are living longer and spending more years in retirement than ever before. However, funding retirement is a fast approaching crisis. On this week’s WEALTHTRACK we have an exclusive interview with Financial Thought Leader and legendary investment consultant, Charles Ellis, who tackles America’s greatest domestic financial challenge in a new book, Falling Short: The Coming Retirement Crisis and What To Do About It.
SARGEN: QUANTITATIVE EASING BY THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
In this WEALTHTRACK exclusive, veteran international economist and strategist Nick Sargen joins us to examine the significance and impact of the most recent quantitative easing announcement by the European Central Bank and the cumulative effect of the more than 500 easing moves by central banks over the last three years. Sargen is the Chief Economist and Senior Investment Advisor at Fort Washington Investment Advisors, the asset management arm of Western & Southern Financial Group, which has close to $50 billion under management.
HYMAN & KIM: EXCLUSIVE NEW YEAR OUTLOOK, PART TWO
Part II of our exclusive annual outlook with Wall Street’s legendary number one economist, Evercore ISI’s Ed Hyman. This year he is joined by another WEALTHTRACK exclusive, New York Life’s Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, John Kim. They will discuss the striking differences between the U.S. economy since the financial crisis and the slow, uneven rebound in the rest of the world and what they mean for global economies and markets.
HYMAN & KIM: NEW YEAR OUTLOOK 2015, PART ONE
We continue WEALTHTRACK’s annual tradition of discussing the outlook for the economy, business, policy and markets with Evercore ISI’s Chairman, Ed Hyman, Wall Street’s reigning number one economist for an unprecedented 35 years running. Hyman will be joined by another exclusive guest, New York Life’s Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, John Kim who oversees over $500 billion in assets at the life insurer, one of the oldest and largest in the world. In this first of a two part series, Hyman and Kim will focus on the outlook for the U.S. economy and markets.
CORNERSTONE MACRO: 12 FAVORITE CHARTS
Nancy Lazar and her leading economic team at independent research team, Cornerstone Macro picked their “12 Favorite U.S. Charts” for their institutional clients just before the New Year. In the spirit of the holidays, they all reflect positive trends for the U.S. economy, trends which Lazar and her team spotted early on, winning her our “Best Calls” award for 2014. She agreed to share them with our WEALTHTRACK audience.
