May 6 - May 13 - May 20 - May 27
Cell Phones
with Delly Tamer
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May 6, 2000
Cell phones are everywhere these days, and choosing the right one has
become extremely complicated. Wireless phones have become less like
telephones and more like hand-held computers. How can you choose the one
that's right for you? What features do you really need? Delly Tamer is
founder and CEO of LetsTalk.com, and he'll join Bob Potter and Chris
Farrell on this edition of Sound Money to answer these questions and more.
Resources mentioned on this broadcast
- The NEWS & VIEWS of Chris Farrell: Growth is Good, Revisited
In early 1997, I wrote a commentary
called "Growth Is Good." The commentary sparked a lot of spirited
criticism, ranging from my underestimating how growth would lead to
inflation to my ignorance about the environmental damage from growth. In
other words, fast economic growth was bad.... Yet today's social and
economic story is that a rising tide does lift all boats. The wages of
low-income workers are rising rapidly, and income inequality has stopped
widening. The welfare caseload has fallen by 50%. Unemployment is at a
three decade low. Growth is good and the Fed should err on the side of
giving a high-tech economy room to run.
- THE FARRELL INTERVIEW: Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders
Chris talks with Dr. Henry Hu, professor at the
University of Texas-Austin Law School about his attendance at the recent
Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting last week.
- YOUR MONEY MANAGER: The Waiting Game
Erica Whittlinger wonders how much the Fed will raise interest rates.
- SMART CHOICES: Cell Phones, with Delly Tamer
Bob Potter and Chris Farrel talk with Delly Tamer, founder and CEO of Let's Talk.com, about cell phones.
- BUYER'S MARKET: Best
Credit Card Rates This Week
Your Money Manager
with Erica Whittlinger
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May 13, 2000
It's the second weekend of the month, time for Erica Whittlinger to join Bob
Potter and Chris Farrell. Are you worried about your portfolio allocation? Should
your investments be rebalanced? Are you doing the right thing with your short-term
savings? Erica can help. She's CEO of Whittlinger Capital Management, a money
management firm in Minneapolis.
Resources mentioned on this broadcast
- The NEWS & VIEWS of Chris Farrell: The Case For Federal Deposit Insurance Reform
There is so much to discuss. How low will stocks go? Should Microsoft be
broken up? Will the Fed hike rates by half-a-point? But I want to focus
today's commentary on the pressing issue of federal deposit insurance
reform. I bet our listeners have been debating the topic at work and at the
neighborhood barbecue! Yet now, when the economy is strong and credit is
overflowing, is the time to consider ways to minimize the financial stress
that will come with an economic downturn.
- THE FARRELL INTERVIEW: The Fed and Interest Rates
Chris speaks with Jay Mueller, economist and
portfolio manager at Strong Investments about the Fed and interest rates.
- YOUR MONEY MANAGER: Waiting For the Fed
Erica Whittlinger talks about the mixed signals from the Fed.
- SMART CHOICES: Your Money Manager, with Erica Whittlinger
Bob Potter and Chris Farrel join Erica Whittlinger to take listener calls about their important
investment decisions.
- BUYER'S MARKET: Best
Credit Card Rates This Week
Investment Newsletters
with Mark Hulbert
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May 20, 2000
The Hulbert Financial Digest grew out of Mark Hulbert's skepticism at the returns
promised by a number of investment newsletters touting their publications at
an investment seminar in New Orleans in 1979. When Hulbert investigated their
claims, he found them to be exaggerations. He's been following the performance
of such newsletters ever since then, and he'll join Bob Potter and Chris Farrell
on this edition of Sound Money to discuss his findings. Hulbert writes a column
for the Sunday New York Times and is quoted regularly in national financial
publications.
Resources mentioned on this broadcast
- The NEWS & VIEWS of Chris Farrell: Policy Risk to the Expansion
U.S. policy makers are putting the longest expansion in U.S. history in
jeopardy. First, let's look at monetary policy. The Federal Reserve is
clearly determined to slow the economy. The nation's central bank hiked
rates by a larger-than-normal half-point last Tuesday, and warned that
further rate increases could come over the summer. The Fed, along with most
mainstream economists, is convinced the U.S. economy is growing at such a
fast pace and unemployment has dropped so low that inflation is unavoidable
unless the economy decelerates. Of course, the Fed has been fretting about
tight labor markets reviving inflation since 1996. The risk now is that the
Fed tightens too much, and sends the economy into a tailspin.
- THE FARRELL INTERVIEW: Online Investing
Chris visits with Bill Glascall, senior editor at
Business Week magazine, about online investing.
- YOUR MONEY MANAGER: No "Shrub" Endorsement Here
Erica Whittlinger talks the presidency and Microsoft.
- SMART CHOICES: Investment Newsletters, with Mark Hulbert
Bob Potter and Chris Farrell join Mark Hulbert to talk about investment newsletters.
- BUYER'S MARKET: Best
Credit Card Rates This Week
Outlook for the Economy
with Alan Levenson
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May 27, 2000
In T.Rowe Price's Economic Outlook 2000, chief economist Alan Levenson
indicated that he expects the current economic expansion to continue. He
said that he doubted that inflation will pick up, but noted, "If inflation
did start to rise, the Fed would look at this grand old expansion, figure
it had lived a long life, and take it out back and shoot it." What's his
outlook now that we're well into the year 2000? Find out on this edition
of Sound Money when he joins Bob Potter and Chris Farrell to discuss the
economy, the markets, and the investment climate.
Resources mentioned on this broadcast
- The NEWS & VIEWS of Chris Farrell: Watch the Junk Bond Market
Haunted by Alan Greenspan, gloom is descending over Wall Street. Investors
are nervous that the central bank will hike rates several more times to
slow down an economy that so far shows little sign of faltering. Yet there
is an intriguing piece of evidence that suggests the economy is already
weakening.
- THE FARRELL INTERVIEW: The Psychology of Investing
Chris talks with Douglas Van Easton, a finance
professor at the University of North Texas, Denton, about the psychology
of investing.
- YOUR MONEY MANAGER: Consolidation in the Airline Industry
Erica Whittlinger talks about the harm that having fewer airlines will cause.
- SMART CHOICES: Outlook for the Economy, with Alan Levenson
Bob Potter and Chris Farrell join Alan Levenson to talk about the current economic expansion.
- BUYER'S MARKET: Best
Credit Card Rates This Week
