WEALTHTRACK

Part II of our exclusive annual global outlook from Wall Street’s king of economists, Ed Hyman with global portfolio manager, Matthew McLennan. WEALTHTRACK #1527 broadcast on December 21, 2018.

Part I of our exclusive annual U.S. outlook from Wall Street’s long-reigning king of economists, Ed Hyman with global portfolio manager, Matthew McLennan. WEALTHTRACK #1526 broadcast on December 14, 2018.

How fit is your retirement plan? Personal finance guru Christine Benz takes us through a financial wellness checkup. WEALTHTRACK #1525 broadcast on December 07, 2018.

Financial innovator Dr. Richard Sandor is known as the “father” of financial futures and carbon trading. He discusses the unheralded and significant environmental progress being made on the local level in the U.S., plus his latest innovation, an alternative to LIBOR, the troubled global interest rate benchmark. It’s the American Financial Exchange, an electronic exchange for direct interbank and financial institution lending and borrowing. It’s up and running and he considers it his “best idea yet.” WEALTHTRACK #1524 published on November 30, 2018. Explanation of acronyms used in this episode: LIBOR: the London Interbank Offered Rate U.S. AMERIBOR: a benchmark rate that reflects the actual market-determined cost of borrowing for U.S. financial institutions Federal Reserve’s SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate): a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by Treasury securities. SIFI: Systemically Important Financial Institution INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC. (ICE): an American company that builds, operates and advances global financial and commodity markets CHICAGO CLIMATE EXCHANGE (CCX): founded by Richard Sandor in 2003 as a voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) emission cap and trade scheme located in North America, and acquired by Intercontinental Exchange in 2010 EUROPEAN CLIMATE EXCHANGE (ECX): the leading marketplace for trading carbon dioxide emissions in Europe and internationally TIANJIN CLIMATE EXCHANGE CO, LTD: China’s first carbon market cap-and-trade exchange RGGI. Inc. (Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative): the first mandatory market based program in the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Canada’s legalization of marijuana use is the first major domino to fall as the world accepts a legitimate cannabis industry. History, opportunity, and challenges with David Kretzmann, analyst, and advisor to The Motley Fool’s “Marijuana Masters” and “Marijuana Mavericks”. WEALTHTRACK #1523 published on November 23, 2018.

In Part Two: The outlook for private equity with financial thought leader Tony James, Executive Vice Chairman, Blackstone. WEALTHTRACK #1522, broadcast on November 16, 2018.

A rare interview on solving the retirement crisis with Blackstone’s Executive Vice Chairman, Tony James. WEALTHTRACK #1521 broadcast on November 9, 2018.

Tax-free income opportunities with Western Asset Management’s veteran muni manager Robert Amodeo. WEALTHTRACK #1520 broadcast on November 2, 1018.

An exclusive interview with Asia mutual fund pioneer Mark Headley on China’s potentially world-changing political and economic transformation. WEALTHTRACK #1519 broadcast on October 27, 2018.

Why interest rates still matter with influential financial journalist and historian James Grant. WEALTHTRACK #1518 broadcast on October 19, 2018.