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HYMAN & MCLENNAN: WHAT TO READ
HYMAN: ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS
After 38 years and counting as Wall Street’s number one economist, Ed Hyman is still looking for answers to the big questions. He recommends a book by the world-renowned, visionary physicist, Stephen Hawking that tackles them.
MCLENNAN: THOUGHT- PROVOKING FINANCE
What really happened in the 2008 financial crisis? How did former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker withstand the onslaught of criticism over his recession-inducing monetary policy? Global portfolio manager, Matthew McLennan found some answers in two recently read books.
BENZ: UNMET LONG-TERM NEED
UNMET LONG-TERM NEED
In her role as Morningstar’s Director of Personal Finance Christine Benz tackles the major problems facing retirees. One of the biggest is the cost of long-term health care.
Watch the related WEALTHTRACK episode.
AMODEO: LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES
LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES
Veteran municipal bond manager and Western Asset Management’s Municipals team leader Robert Amodeo reads 2-3 hours a day to hone his knowledge and leadership skills. He shares two of his favorite recent books.
HEADLEY: NEXT CHAPTER
NEXT CHAPTER
Transitioning from active firm and portfolio management duties to Chairman of the Board is presenting a new set of challenges and opportunities to Mark Headley. He discusses the next chapter.
GRANT ON BAGEHOT: LASTING INFLUENCE
BAGEHOT: LASTING INFLUENCE
James Grant, the author of several books including biographies of Bernard Baruch and John Adams just finished one on Walter Bagehot, one of the most influential journalists of the Victorian era. Bagehot, editor of The Economist was himself an economist and expert on central banks. He became famous for his Bagehot’s rule which has been summarized as calling for central banks in times of financial crisis to: “lend without limit, to solvent firms, against good collateral, at ‘high rates’.” Grant’s “The Life of Walter Bagehot” will be published next year.
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