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William G. Shipman
Co-chairman, Project on Social Security Choice
William G. Shipman is co-chairman of Cato's Project on Social Security Choice and is chairman of CarriageOaks Partners, LLC. He has spent more than twenty years in institutional financial research and consulting. Shipman was general partner of H. C. Wainwright & Company. He also established BRS Capital Management Inc. and served as its president and managing director. Shipman’s numerous studies on investment and business strategy have been published in the Financial Analysts Journal, Pensions & Investments, the Congressional Record, and the Journal of Investing. He has testified before the Joint Economic Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee. Shipman is a graduate of Syracuse University.
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Cato Studies
"Retirement Finance Reform Issues Facing the European Union," Social Security Choice Paper no. 28, January 2, 2003.
"Facts and Fantasies about Transition Costs," Social Security Choice Paper no. 13, October 13, 1998.
"Common Objections to a Market-Based Social Security System: A Response," by Melissa Hieger and William Shipman, Social Security Choice Paper no. 10, July 22, 1997.
"Retiring with Dignity: Social Security vs. Private Markets," Social Security Choice Paper no. 2, August 14, 1995.
Opinion and Commentary
"Meltdown Was Perfect Stress Test For Market-Based Pension Reform," Investor's Business Daily, May 8, 2009
"Suspend Cap Gains Tax On Toxic Assets," Investor's Business Daily, October 13, 2008
"Thompson and Social Security," Washington Times, December 5, 2007
"Expanding the Agenda," Washington Times, April 29, 2007
"Monkeys, Elephants and Statesmen," Washington Times, March 14, 2007
Multimedia
"Saving Social Security Reform" featuring William G. Shipman, March 21, 2007 [Flash Audio, 07:26]
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