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The Bank of Mom & Dad; College Sports Going Pro & The Return of the Suit | Bloomberg Intelligence
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· · 55 min · Hosts: Paul Sweeney · Guests: Henry McVey, Alicia Levine
Summary
Families are stretching across generations to fund college, childcare, and living costs, and the hosts and guests argued that this “grandparent economy” is now reshaping retirement decisions. One guest said the cost of raising a child is about $300,000 before college, and that grandparents are increasingly stepping in with cash, jobs, and childcare, sometimes at the expense of their own savings and cash flow. Another point was that graduate-school borrowing has become much harder, which pushes more students toward the “Bank of Mom and Dad.”
The episode also looked at how college sports are changing under the pressure to pay players. The discussion focused on universities building premium seating, entertainment districts, and even private-equity-like real estate projects to find new revenue streams, with schools such as Kansas and Tennessee cited as examples.
Later, the conversation turned to investing through a higher-rate, higher-inflation regime. A guest from KKR argued that stocks and bonds are now more positively correlated, so portfolios should lean more on operationally improved private equity, credit, real assets, and infrastructure. The show closed with a cultural turn: suits are back, not as office uniforms but as fashion and self-expression, with tailored clothing gaining traction again in America.
Key takeaways
- The host said grandparents are increasingly paying for kids’ expenses, and one guest called it a “grandparent economy” that can damage retirement saving.
- A guest argued that graduate-school lending has tightened, making the Bank of Mom and Dad more important for families financing education.
- The college sports discussion emphasized new revenue models, including premium seats, luxury amenities, and campus real-estate districts to help pay athletes.
- Henry McVey’s regime-change thesis was that stocks and bonds now move together more often, so diversification needs to rely more on private markets and real assets.
- Alicia Levine said the biggest mistake investors make is trading allocations too often instead of letting diversified equity portfolios compound over decades.
- The segment on suits said the category is recovering as fashion, with tailored clothing selling again beyond traditional office wear.
Notable quotes
“what we're seeing these grandparents providing isn't just temporary help. I'm actually thinking of it kind of like the grandparent economy”
“The cost of raising a kid is $300,000, not counting college”
“wealth is built over decades and that trading actually gives you worse returns than if you did like you did if you did the hypothetical hypothetical experiment right”
“stocks and bonds are now positively correlated”
“The suit is making a comeback”
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Topics
- family wealth
- college sports monetization
- wealth management
- macro asset allocation
- investment strategy
Companies and tickers mentioned
- KKR
- KKR
- BNY Mellon
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