2015-06-20: Does the Federal Reserve know what it’s doing?




Glen Meakem | Veteran Entrepreneur » Show show

Summary: This weekend, Glen talks about the latest economic headlines and trends, the Pope’s encyclical on Climate Change, the latest developments on Hillary Clinton’s email scandal, and her coming presidential campaign platforms. Glen talks with Jim Rickards (author of the best selling books,  Currency Wars and The Death of Money: The Coming Collapse of the International Monetary System) about the Federal Reserve, current interest rates, and the global economy.  You can sign up for Jim’s Newsletter, by visiting his website, jamesrickardsproject.com/. Glen talks with Melissa Richey (Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing) and Mike Fertig (Vice President) of Fragasso Financial Advisors, about what it takes to be financially successful in life. Glen also talks with Jim Lakely (Director of Communications at the Heartland Institute) about the actual data concerning Climate Change, and what the Pope’s Encyclical means for the Global Warming debate. Finally, Glen talks with Dennis Noonan (Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort), about what’s happening at Nemacolin this summer. Glen Meakem is a successful technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and conservative talk radio show host, who offers information and insights on how individuals, our states, and our nation can be more successful. Glen’s unique perspective has been shaped by his experiences as founder, chairman and CEO of the B2B internet success Freemarkets Inc – which he founded in 1995, took public in 1999, and sold to Ariba in 2004. In 2006, Glen co-founded Meakem Becker Venture Capital, a firm that invests in early stage start up companies.  More recently, Glen has founded and is the Chief Executive Officer of a new internet company calledForever.com.  Concerned about the liberal political agenda that had gripped the United States and his home state of Pennsylvania, Glen launched the radio program, “Glen Meakem on the Weekend” in 2008. Glen served as an officer in the United States Army Reserve and is a veteran of the First Gulf War. He earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard and his MBA from Harvard Business School. For more information about the Glen Meakem on the Weekend Radio Program, or to read Glen’s blog, please visithttp://glenmeakem.com. Proudly sponsored by