Steve Forbes: What's Ahead

Steve Forbes on why escalating tensions with China could derail recent market gains and put the U.S. coronavirus recovery at risk, and how states with unnecessarily slow reopening plans may be a drag on the rest of the U.S. economy.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Steve Forbes on how the Democratic Party’s election promises would slow our economic recovery and why its proposed policies would drive taxes higher, further depress the stock market and lead to devastating inflation.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Steve Forbes on why Florida dodged a devastating coronavirus outbreak and how Governor DeSantis’ early response and his data-driven approach to reopening the state offers a blueprint on balancing public safety with getting the economy back on track.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Steve Forbes on the state of the latest stimulus package, the legislative steps needed to put money in the pockets of the American people to prevent a deeper recession and why a new relief bill will ultimately pass, despite political infighting.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

From Elon Musk to the CDC to the nation’s governors, Steve Forbes on the coronavirus response: Who has done a better job in recent weeks battling the pandemic and taking swift action, who has failed the crisis management test, and what can be learned?Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Steve Forbes on why U.S. healthcare prices are the world's highest without patients experiencing commensurate results, and what can be learned from other healthcare system models that could provide Americans with higher-quality care at lower costs. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Steve Forbes on why prolonged lockdowns could pose greater health and economic dangers to Americans over time than the coronavirus itself and how the harm caused by shutdowns far outweigh the risks of reopening the country.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Steve Forbes on why creating a $50 billion vaccine prize would speed up breakthrough science and incentivize a coronavirus cure, and why funding the challenge is a small price to pay, given the pandemic’s immense human and economic costs.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Steve Forbes on why businesses must be shielded from the coming avalanche of meritless coronavirus lawsuits that could cripple their recovery and the litigation protection needed to give them the confidence to reopen and drive economic growth.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

How Treasury Secretary Mnuchin’s announcement that Washington will borrow a staggering $3 trillion this quarter to pay for COVID-19 rescue programs will create a future economic crisis—unless it is paid for the right way.Steve shares his What’s Ahead "Spotlights" each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday where he offers his insight around the day's most pressing issues.

Why suspending the payroll tax will drive critical economic growth, let Americans take home bigger paychecks and provide businesses with the stimulus relief they desperately need.Steve shares his What's Ahead "Spotlights" each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday where he offers insight and analysis on the day's most pressing issues.

What did Steve Forbes want to be when he grew up? Was he always expected to take over the family business? What was the hardest part of deciding to run for president? In this special anniversary edition of What’s Ahead, Steve takes a pause from the host chair to answer questions from Moira Forbes—Executive Vice President of Forbes Media, Publisher of Forbes Women, and last but not least, Forbes Daughter #4.

As the President & COO of the Children’s Scholarship Fund, Darla Romfo believes parents should have the right to choose the best K-8 schools for their children. And through “a hand up, not a hand out,” the CSF has helped hundreds of thousands of families do just that. In this episode of What’s Ahead, Darla talks to Steve about the problems with the U.S. education system and how school choice programs can create more equal opportunities for low-income families.

In his brand new book A-List Angels: How a Band of Actors, Artists, and Athletes Hacked Silicon Valley, Zack O’Malley Greenburg gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how celebrities have learned to monetize their fame like never before. From Ashton Kutcher with Airbnb, Nas with Genius, to Joe Montana with Pinterest, Hollywood A-listers are trading endorsements for equity in Silicon Valley startups—and the results are astounding. In this episode of What’s Ahead, Zack talks to Steve about the stories behind these unexpected partnerships.

The name of John Chuang’s creative staffing agency may be a made-up Latin term, but what’s not made up about Aquent is its success in an economy that depends more and more on a flexible workforce. Now boasting clients such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple, back in the 90’s Aquent became the first staffing company to offer full benefits to its fleet of independent contractors. In this episode of What’s Ahead, John talks to Steve about the evolution of the gig economy, the importance of worker benefits, and how legislation like California’s Assembly Bill 5 can intervene in the disturbing trend of benefits inequality. 

As first responders rushed to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Roger Ferguson rushed to make sure the financial markets didn’t freeze up in the fallout of the tragedy. A childhood econ nerd with three degrees from Harvard, who better to carry on Andrew Carnegie’s legacy as President & CEO of the Teacher’s Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA)? In this episode of What’s Ahead, Roger Ferguson and Steve Forbes discuss solutions to the retirement and student debt crises, and how the recently passed SECURE Act can help.  

With a new album, a radio show on SiriusXM, and a movie deal in the works for his thrilling autobiography Me, The Mob, and The Music, Tommy James is very much still alive and rockin.’ There were some close calls, though, brought on by drug addiction, a gun obsession, and his unwitting ties to New York’s Genovese crime family. Looking back at his sensational, decades-long career as the leader of The Shondells, Tommy discusses these stories and more with Steve in this episode of What’s Ahead.

To those who knew the creator of Mickey Mouse, Disney Land was “just one of Walt’s screwy ideas.” According to Richard F. Snow, author of the new book Disney’s Land: Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park that Changed the World, the legendary cartoonist persevered with his vision despite near financial ruin and a disastrous opening day. In this episode of What’s Ahead, Steve talks to Snow about the epic failures and eventual triumph that made Disney Land the global icon that it is today.

Kenneth Frazier wanted to be Thurgood Marshall when he grew up. A beneficiary of Brown v. Board of Education, Frazier attended the best schools in Philadelphia and went on to earn his law degree from Harvard. In perhaps a surprising move, Frazier stepped into the role of CEO at Merck & Co. so he could preserve and extend human life on a larger scale. In this live recording from the Forbes Healthcare Summit, Frazier receives the first-ever Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award for Healthcare and talks to Steve about the sense of purpose and moral philosophy behind his leadership at Merck.

“Dignity is so much more important to the human spirit than wealth.” As founder and CEO of Acumen, Jacqueline Novogratz has developed a revolutionary, human-centered investment philosophy to promote small businesses and help the poor in developing nations. She calls it “patient capital,” and for good reason: besides creating new products or services, Acumen-backed entrepreneurs often have to create the markets and infrastructures to go with them—and that takes time. In this second installment of her conversation with Steve Forbes, Jacqueline explains her “patient capital” philosophy and tells some of the inspirational success stories Acumen has achieved with it.