The issue of the pension gap has got to become visible and important to millions of people before Washington will respond seriously. Right now, every…

- Hedrick Smith

Less money for retirees means less purchasing power means less economic growth overall. It's a big problem.

- Hedrick Smith

Russians will consume marinated mushrooms and vodka, salted herring and vodka, smoked salmon and vodka, salami and vodka, caviar on brown bread and v…

- Hedrick Smith

This is precisely the purpose of censorship - not only to block unwanted views, but to keep people who are unhappy from knowing how many millions of …

- Hedrick Smith

Television's compelling power is its immediacy . .. this immediacy feeds the politics of emotions, gut reactions and impressions rather than the poli…

- Hedrick Smith

It's probably also smart to keep some money in cash to invest it. But I would resist at all costs taking a lump-sum distribution because the tendency…

- Hedrick Smith

I personally make sure that some of my investments are in foreign securities or in international commodity portfolios that are independent of the US …

- Hedrick Smith

It is absolutely stunning. You cannot read numbers that communicate what the reality is. That's part of what I'm trying to get across and that's part…

- Hedrick Smith

The children of baby boomers should take very seriously the consequences for them of the inadequate funding for them of the baby boomer generation. T…

- Hedrick Smith