A reliable and decent source of income is hard to find but this week’s guest runs the venerable Franklin Income Fund, which has paid a monthly dividend since 1948. Perks, whose fund can invest in stocks, bonds, and other income producing investments, will tell us where he is finding the best income now.
Wealthtrack Episodes
ROBERT SHILLER: NOBEL PRIZE WINNING ECONOMIST
Robert Shiller, recent winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, a Yale professor and the co-creator of the Case-Shiller Home Price Indices discusses the importance of psychology in the markets and what it’s telling him now.
AMODEO & DIMELLA: INVESTING IN MUNI BONDS
On this week’s WEALTHTRACK, the rising appeal of muni bonds. Despite some negative headlines, top fund managers Robert Amodeo of Western Asset Management and Robert DiMella of MacKay Municipal Managers say there are opportunities to be had in munis.
TERESA KONG & PETER MARBER: OPPORTUNITIES IN EMERGING MARKETS
A discussion on the opportunities that still exist in emerging markets. Investors are fleeing them but this week’s guests, Teresa Kong of Matthews Asia and Peter Marber of Loomis, Sayles & Company says not all emerging markets are the same.
DANIEL O’KEEFE: MORNINGSTAR’S INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND MANAGER OF THE YEAR
A rare interview with the 2013 and 2008 Morningstar International Stock Fund Manager of the Year! Portfolio Manager Daniel O’Keefe explains how his Artisan International Value and Artisan Global Value funds trounce the competition and the market in both bull and bear markets.
CHARLES DREIFUS – A SMALL CAP INVESTOR THINKS BIG
A WEALTHTRACK Great Investor who has made his name investing in small company stocks explains why he now favors large companies. Charlie Dreifus, the portfolio manager of the Royce Special Equity funds discusses why big is better in today’s markets.