Wed, 15 October 2014
Bill Cheney joins the show today with Jason Hartman to talk about economics. Bill Cheney has been a chief economist for John Hancock for the past 27 years and shares a bit of his expertise on what he thinks about the GDP, CPI, and hedonic adjustments. You can find more information about what he does over at www.johnhancock.com/.
Key Takeaways: 2:15 – It's harder to calculate who's really unemployed as more and more people take on solo-gigs. 9:40 – People are getting better and are feeling less worried. Slowly but surely, there are less things people are concerned about. 13:50 – Is the stock market overvalued? It doesn't look that far out of line if corporate profits keep raising, but if they fall, then yes they would be. 15:45 – The economy is expanding. We have a healing economy, but not a healthy economy yet. 20:00 – Are people able to afford more stuff? The answer is yes, which is why inflation is being adjusted accordingly. 24:20 – The point of the CPI is to measure how much better our lives really are.
Direct download: SS_49_Bill-Cheney_of_John_Hancock_Financial.mp3
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