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Home Mortgages, with Elizabeth Razzi
June 2, 2001
With interest rates steadily declining since the beginning of the year, many homeowners are wondering if it's time to refinance their mortgages. Others are thinking perhaps they should take advantage of the new rates and put their homes on the market. And renters are eying "For Sale" signs around their neighborhoods as they contemplate becoming homeowners themselves. What's the outlook for home mortgages? Find out on this edition of Sound Money when Debra Baer and Chris Farrell visit with real estate expert Elizabeth Razzi from Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine.
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Your Money Manager, with Erica Whittlinger
June 9, 2001
When it comes to your money, a second opinion from a trusted advisor is always a good idea, and each month, Sound Money offers you the chance to check in with one of the best. Erica Whittlinger is president of Whittlinger Capital Management, a money management firm in Minneapolis, and her comments are a weekly feature of the program. She'll join Debra Baer and Chris Farrell on this edition to take calls from listeners.
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The Fed and You,
June 16, 2001
The Federal Reserve Board is closely watched by investors, borrowers, analysts, and consumers alike. Fed chairman Alan Greenspan is the most powerful economist in the world. Yet the Fed remains a mystery to most people: a central bank housed in a white marble mausoleum in Washington, D.C., conversing in its own language, "fed-speak." For instance, the Fed has cut the fed funds rate, the benchmark interest rate, five times this year in an effort to revive a flagging economy. But what is the fed funds rate? And how can cuts in an interest rate revive an economy? And why did the Fed hike rates six times beginning in 1999 only to reverse course in 2001. Just what is the money supply? Who is the Fed? What do they do? How do they decide on monetary policy? Debra Baer, Chris Farrell, and their guests will explore the workings of the Fed on this edition of Sound Money. Former Fed Governor Lyle Gramley will define the role of the Fed. We'll ask Fed critic Bert Ely if he thinks the Fed has too much power. We'll talk with Justin Martin, author of Greenspan: The Man Behind the Money and ask Wells Capital chief investment officer Jim Paulsen about the effect Fed policy has on the outlook for the economy.
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Love and Money,
June 23, 2001
Ah, June. The weather is warm, the days are long, and thoughts turn to love and marriage. But what happens after the wedding? For many couples, merging finances is not as easy as merging households. Financial educator Ruth Hayden believes that by establishing the right habits from the start, couples can avoid the most common money problems that plague new marriages. She's the author of For Richer Not Poorer: The Money Book for Couples, and she'll take calls on this edition of Sound Money.
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The Economy,
June 30, 2001
Talk of recession lessened at the end of the first quarter of 2001 when the economy posted better-than-expected gains in gross domestic product. At the same time, higher energy prices raised fears about inflation, and corporate layoffs continued to mount. What lies ahead? Find out on this edition of Sound Money when Chris Farrell and Debra Baer talk with Dr. Sung Won Sohn, chief economist at Wells Fargo Corporation.
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