Experts

Looking for ways to navigate the new reality? Learn more from experts featured in program segments.

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All That Glitters

Harlan J. Berk, President, Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.

Berk, recognized as an expert in rare coins, talks about the risks and rewards of buying gold and rare coins as investments.

Terry Savage

Savage, a nationally known expert on personal finance and syndicated Chicago Sun-Times columnist, gives tips on how to make good money decisions during bad economic times.

Living with Alzheimer's

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Beth Kallmyer

Kallmyer, Director of Client and Information Services for the Alzheimer’s Association, describes the extensive services available to help patients and caregivers.

Peter Davies

Davies, Scientific Director of the Litwin-Zucker Center for Research on Alzheimer’s, explains the benefits of early diagnosis and activities that may lower your risk

William Thies Ph. D., Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, Alzheimer’s Association

Dr. William Thies, Ph.D.

Dr. Thies, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer for the Alzheimer’s Association, describes the disease, current research, and explains how Alzheimer’s will soon touch every American life.

Making Social Security Work For You

Alicia Munnell

Munnell, Director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, explains why future retirees will be getting less from Social Security and how 401(k) plans leave many financially vulnerable.

Jason Fichtner, Acting Deputy Commissioner of Social Security

Jason J. Fichtner

Fichtner, Acting Deputy Commissioner of Social Security, covers the basics of benefits and what the agency is doing to help the next generation.

Fichtner, Biggs, and Diamond

Three national experts on Social Security discuss the challenges facing the beleaguered agency and some possible solutions.

Respite for Caregivers

Kathleen Kelly

Kelly, Executive Director of the Family Caregiver Alliance, lays out the cost of caregiving, the importance of respite, and how caregiving relationships are changing.

John Leland

Leland, a New York Times reporter who covers issues and trends in aging, talks about men joining the ranks of caregivers, the challenges and joys of caregiving, and offers a new definition for the boomerang generation.

The Health Care Puzzle

Susan DeVore

DeVore, CEO and President of Premier, Inc., leads an alliance of 2,100 U.S. hospitals that is reducing costs while improving patient health care and safety.

Sir Michael Rawlins

Rawlins, chairman of England’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, discusses what America’s ailing health care system can learn from Britain’s publicly funded health care service.

Thriving in Tough Times

Henry Hebeler, President, Analyzenow.com

Henry “Bud” Hebeler

Hebeler, a personal finance expert and former president of The Boeing Company, gives solid advice for shaky financial times.

Teri Gault

Gault, the coupon-clipping millionaire, says if you know how to use a pair of scissors, you can save more than $500 a month. Here she shares her proven methods for turning grocery coupons into cash.