Podcasts

Carol Kellermann, outgoing president of Citizens Budget Commission, discusses the New York fiscal watchdog organization's monitoring of city and state finances. Paul Burton and Chip Barnett host.

Municipals are described as "idiosyncratic" as the municipal yield curve isn’t automatically tracking the Treasury curve. Coupons matter, outflows are manageable, liquidity is strong and munis are attractive to global buyers. Lord Abbett’s Dan Solender, portfolio manager, and Eric Friedland, head of municipal research, discuss all the factors. John Hallacy is host.

Nicole Gelinas of the Manhattan Institute takes a deep dive into the New York region's transportation funding quandary. Paul Burton and Andrew Coen host.

Under the mPower program, loans for energy retrofits are bundled into a revenue stream to back structured bonds sponsored by Placer Co., Calif. The program’s goal is in the spirit of energy efficiency and environmental sensitivity – a well-established policy in the state. Jenine Windeshausen, the county's Treasurer-Tax Collector and the county’s municipal advisor Kenneth Dieker of Del Rio Advisors review the program. John Hallacy is host.

John Barton, national Department of Transportation sector leader at HNTB, discusses how President Donald Trump’s steel tariff policy is slowing down transportation construction projects and why there has been lack of progress from the White House on a promised infrastructure bill. Andrew Coen hosts.

It's twice as nice for our listeners as The Bond Buyer packages two market podcasts into one. Reporter Christine Albano interviews Michael Pietronico, CEO of Miller Tabak Asset Management, on what's happening in munis while Chip Barnett speaks with contributing editor John Hallacy about current market trends.

Hurricane czar Alan Rubin of Blank Rome discusses the financing of resilience and recovery from extreme weather. Paul Burton hosts.

Andrew Kleine discusses his new book “City on the Line,” which takes readers through his rollercoaster 10-year run as Baltimore budget director — from arriving amid the Great Recession, working with Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake in the lead up to the 2015 riots and implementing outcome based budgeting to achieve a fiscal turnaround. Hosted by Andrew Coen.

Jim Spiotto of Chapman Strategic Advisors explores creative means to revive states and cities and boost pension funding. He also discusses lessons learned from the Lehman Brothers collapse. Paul Burton hosts.

Municipal bonds may not be the most exciting of securities, but in times of high volatility and high risk they serve a vital purpose, says Luis Maizel, co-founder of LM Capital, an employee-owned minority business in California. Maizel, who is one of the nation’s few Mexican-born fund and income managers, also talks about other fixed-income classes and weighs in on immigration and trade concerns. Chip Barnett hosts.