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The Chief’s Trickle-Up Plan

June 16, 2017

Kevin O’Neill leads off with his thoughts on the current market conditions, interest rates, the managerial class and more. Chief and Kathy Dervin welcome Economic Journalist Pedro da Costa of Business Insider. The three of them discuss Federal Reserve announcements, bank bailouts, student loan debt and the growing indebtedness of Americans.

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Articles Referenced

$240,418,000,000: Feds Collect Record Taxes in May; Still Run $88,246,000,000 Deficit

What So Many People Don’t Get About the U.S. Working Class

Four Reasons Why College Degrees Are Becoming Useless

Guests & Co-Hosts

Kevin O’Neill

Kevin O’Neill is our Wednesday and Friday morning sports guy. His segment emphasizes what happens off the field as much as what happens on the field. All businesses have their intrigue, but the inner workings of sports organizations find their way into the public domain frequently. Unless a rant from the Chief spills into Kevin’s segment (not an unusual occurrence), he will highlight some of those sports related business issues; but be advised that those highlights usually come with an opinion. Read more.

Kathy Dervin

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Kathy Dervin has been with Stocks & Jocks since 2011 as our Friday morning contributor, producer and banking guru. She has worked in the financial markets industry since 1993, including PC Quote/HyperFeed 1993 to 2003 and Thomson Reuters 2003 to 2013. She is currently Vice President at an investment bank. Read more.

Pedro da Costa

Pedro da Costa is a journalist and reporter for Business Insider. He has also worked for Reuters, the Wall Street Journal, and others covering economics and financial markets since 2001. He is currently based in Washington, D.C. and focuses on the Federal Reserve and macroeconomic policy. Da Costa earned a Master’s in international relations at the University of California San Diego and studied sociology and political science as an undergraduate at the University of Chicago and the London School of Economics. He grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.