Podcasts

Tom Kozlik of Hilltop Securities explores federal guidance over rescue aid use, whether states and local governments are ready to allocate the funding, and how a "golden age" could loom for public finance. Paul Burton hosts. (20 minutes)

Andrew Rein of the Citizens Budget Commission and Howard Cure of Evercore Wealth Management dive into the New York City's operating and capital budgets. Paul Burton hosts. (38 minutes)

Regina Egea, president of the Garden State Initiative, analyzes New Jersey's fiscal landscape, including the proposed state budget, unfunded pension liability and deficit borrowing. Paul Burton hosts. (20 minutes)

Jim Robinson, portfolio manager of the Robinson Tax Advantaged Income Fund at Liberty Street Advisors, talks about the changing ways investors should view stocks and bonds. Within the municipal bond market, closed-end municipal bond funds may represent a particularly attractive opportunity. Robinson notes that at a time when the cost of leverage is falling, discounts on closed-end funds are high. Lynne Funk hosts. (18 minutes)

Natalia Quintero of the Partnership for New York City discusses the Transit Tech Lab accelerator program, which involves the MTA and other regional transportation agencies. Paul Burton hosts. (14 minutes)

Roddy Devlin, a partner at Nixon Peabody, explores President Biden's $2.3 trillion bill, which he says "dwarfs anything we've seen for decades." Paul Burton hosts. (23 minutes)

Jack Janasiewicz, senior vice president, portfolio manager and portfolio strategist at Natixis Investment Managers Solutions, discusses inflation and why there is disagreement on whether it will become an issue this year. He talks about how stimulus money and the employment situation factor in. Gary Siegel hosts. (Taped March 9 / 30 minutes).

Susan Courtney, head of the Municipal Bond Team at PGIM Fixed Income, talks inflation, muni credit in COVID times and infrastructure. (27 Minutes) Lynne Funk hosts.

Sam Turvey of ReThinkNYC explores ways to make New York's Pennsylvania Station complex more functional and aesthetic. Paul Burton hosts (17 minutes).

Veneta Dimitrova, senior U.S. economist at Ned Davis Research, says the COVID pandemic showed us the government has more fiscal space than thought. She also discusses inflation, housing, the manufacturing sector, global supply chain challenges and the Fed’s balance sheet. Hosted by Gary Siegel. Taped Feb. 24. (32 minutes)