Our New Year’s special is all about giving and how philanthropy in America is changing. Many fear that the new fiscal cliff deal that Congress just passed (in the nick of time) might hurt charitable contributions in the future. Our guests this week have a mixed reaction to that notion. Doug Bauer is the Executive Director of the Clark Foundation, a fifth generation family foundation and one of the largest foundations in the country in terms of assets and grants. Jack Lund is the President and CEO of the Y.M.C.A. of Greater New York, the largest Y.M.C.A. in the U.S. and the largest youth serving organization in New York area. These two Financial Thought Leaders in philanthropy explain how charitable giving has changed and share their advice about becoming more effective givers
Special Series
Michael Mauboussin: Investment Success Which Matters Most? Luck or Skill
Luck versus skill in investing! How much does each matter to investment success? Our guest this week, Financial Thought Leader Michael Mauboussin has written a new book on the topic. Titled The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck In Business, Sports and Investing, its conclusions might surprise you.
John Bogle
Investment Legend, John Bogle Shares the Investment Lessons of a Lifetime. An interview with one of the investment greats! John C. Bogle, Vanguard founder, index fund creator, and tireless advocate for the little guy discusses how investors can succeed despite Wall Street’s problems. WEALTHTRACK Episode #921; Originally Broadcast on November 16, 2012 Listen to the […]
NADEL & FOSTER: INVESTORS GO OVERSEAS FOR VALUE
“Price matters!” Pay too much for the stock of even the greatest company and you can lose money. That’s what Great Investor Bruce Berkowitz, portfolio manager of The Fairholme Fund told WEALTHTRACK recently. This week’s guests couldn’t agree more. They are searching far and wide for the best bargains. They are finding them, not in the U.S. but overseas. Andrew Foster is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Seafarer Capital Partners which focuses on companies in emerging markets. David Nadel is the Director of International Research for Royce & Associates where he concentrates on smaller companies.
BRUCE BERKOWITZ: IGNORE THE CROWD
“Ignore the crowd” is the motto of this week’s Great Investor guest and Fairholme Fund’s Bruce Berkowitz. Berkowitz, who rarely sits for television interviews, said on WEALTHTRACK that he had his work cut out for himself, defending Fairholme Fund’s losing record last year.
David Winters:The Optimist Portfolio Manager
Central bankers are clearly worried about global growth. From the U.S., to Europe, to Asia, we have seen unprecedented levels of easing in recent weeks. By independent research firm ISI Group’s count, there have been more than 250 stimulative policy initiatives announced over the past 13 months. The firm also points out that we are less than 100 days from the famous fiscal cliff in the U.S., when numerous Bush era tax cuts expire and automatic spending cuts take effect if Congress and the White House can’t reach a budget compromise. If they don’t, estimates are that GDP growth could be reduced by as much as 3.5%, sending the economy into recession.
