Podcasts

Joe Salvo, New York City’s chief demographer, talks about the 2020 census and how the city is preparing to count millions of people and housing units, including up to 1 million immigrants who may be intimidated by the new citizenship question. He also speaks about the new website tool the City Planning Department unveiled last week. Chip Barnett and Paul Burton host.

The dynamics of the market are ever changing, but municipals are relatively rich versus other asset classes. Pat Luby, senior municipal strategist at CreditSights, discusses inflows, lower trading levels, and the richness of munis. John Hallacy hosts.

Gary Pzegeo, head of fixed income at CIBC Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management, discusses the changes at the Fed, including two new nominees, and what this means for monetary policy and the possibility of dynamic inflation targeting. Gary Siegel hosts.

While there have been many attempts to contain healthcare costs, bond specialist Randy Miller and Dr. Philip Romero of the University of Oregon discuss their “Health Insurance Revenue Bond” and how this new approach in prerefunding liability can contain costs. John Hallacy hosts.

German Ramirez of HJ Sims talks from Puerto Rico about the situation on the island, and discusses PREPA, the Commonwealth’s fiscal plan, the future of public-private alliances and what it all means for bondholders. Chip Barnett hosts.

Restructuring expert Michael Imber of EisnerAmper explains how in-kind real-estate asset contributions could curb the state's steep unfunded liability. Paul Burton and Chip Barnett host.

Bill Glasgall, senior vice president at the Volcker Alliance, and Sarah Swanbeck, from the University of California at Berkeley, discuss how the state of California became the comeback kid in finances. What is the state doing right with its budget? Where do its finances need improvement? And what’s the outlook for the state going forward? Chip Barnett hosts.

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto discusses the city's strides and immediate challenges after its exit from state oversight. Paul Burton hosts.

Emily Schapira, executive director for the Philadelphia Energy Authority, discusses how the City of Brotherly Love’s increased investment in renewable power sources has been a vehicle for job creation while also generating energy savings at municipal buildings. Andrew Coen hosts

Gerrard Bushell, CEO and president of the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, brings us up to speed on how new federal tax changes are impacting one of the nation’s largest municipal bond issuers. Andrew Coen hosts.