Podcasts

Janna Chernetz, a senior policy analyst at the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, discusses how New Jersey Transit is working to fix the myriad of budgetary challenges that are facing the nation's third-busiest public transportation system. Andrew Coen hosts.

Michael Ruvo, President and CEO of BondWave, joins Chip Barnett to talk about how the growth of data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence has enabled new trading insights in fixed-income.

William Glasgall, Senior Vice President and Director of State and Local Initiatives at the Volcker Alliance, sits down with Chip Barnett and Lynne Funk to talk about why states should bolster their rainy day funds.

Volume should attain the lower bound of the estimates at $330 billion according to Eric Kazatsky, veteran municipal analyst and strategist. Positioning on the curve and selecting sectors with care will contribute to sound performance. John Hallacy hosts.

Paul Burton hosts from the Villanova School of Business campus in Philadelphia with finance professor David Fiorenza, where he and his "economics of art and entertainment" students discuss sports betting, casinos, stadium financing and Detroit bankruptcy art assets.

CEO Ken Bentsen and head of municipals Leslie Norwood talk markets, policy and regulations. John Hallacy and Lynne Funk host.

Xay Khamsyvoravong, chairman of the Providence Water Supply Board, explains how this trending accounting tool could help offset Rhode Island’s local pension liabilities. Paul Burton hosts.

Thomas Garretson, fixed income portfolio strategist at RBC Wealth Management, and Craig Bishop, lead strategist, U.S. fixed income strategies at RBC Wealth Management, discuss the upcoming Fed meeting, rate cuts, the divide among participants, the inverted yield curve, Fed independence, and recession. Gary Siegel hosts.

Rick Kolman and Rachel Washburn of Academy Securities talk with Chip Barnett about the firm's robust geopolitical intelligence capabilities. They discuss today's hot topics such as China-U.S. relations and Hong Kong, North Korea, Iran, Turkey and Venezuela. And they look at the importance that cybersecurity has for municipal bond issuers.

HFAs have been quite active in the secondary and are now originating more mortgages to retain on their balance sheets, according to Florence Zeman, associate managing director, Moody's Investors Service. Down payment assistance is a common feature of these mortgages. Spread is all important. Delinquencies have been manageable. Learn about RAD. John Hallacy hosts.