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Consuelo Mack WealthTrack offers a unique holistic approach to investing. The series mission is to help viewers manage "all the investments they care about" for the long term, including stocks, bonds, real estate, insurance and collectibles, with advice from the best minds in business. Veteran business journalist Consuelo Mack brings viewers the acknowledged experts in a diversified range of fields, in a fresh format with broad appeal. WLIW New York distributes the series to public television stations nationwide.

Consuelo Mack WealthTrack differentiates itself from the long line of market-focused public television series by focusing on long-term diversified investing that goes far beyond the daily stock market open and close. Viewers learn what to do and what not to do to build wealth in financial and non-financial areas, from how to handle soaring energy and home prices, to finding bargains in collectibles to diversifying personal portfolios for the best long-term results. Each program covers the key current events of the week that have a significant impact on personal investments. The week's guests, including top performing fund managers, strategists, business gurus and real estate and art experts, discuss the major trends they are following. Each also shares their one "must have" investment idea for long term results. In addition, each week "Consuelo Mack's Action Point" gives one "to do" item to help viewers achieve financial security. An archive of "Action Points" is available at wealthtrack.com, with further information about the topics.

"In my 20-plus years in financial journalism, and money management before that, I have been frustrated by the constant emphasis on short-term events and near-term results," explained host Consuelo Mack. "Most of us make our most important purchases - stocks, bonds, real estate, art and other collectibles - for the long term, and 'WealthTrack' is about managing all of them with the benefit of advice from the top experts in each area."

Prior to "WealthTrack," Mack was seen most recently on public television as the covering host on "Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street." That series broke ground in business television as the first series produced for a cablecaster (CNBC) but packaged for the non-commercial needs of its weekend scheduling on public television, distributed by WLIW New York. "We are thrilled to bring Consuelo Mack back to public television audiences in a new, exciting format that reflects the public service at the heart of public broadcasting," explained Terrel Cass, president and general manager of presenting station WLIW New York. "With her credentials and contacts, Consuelo is a tremendous asset to give our viewers access to expert, commercial-free advice that can impact their financial health for years to come."

Past guests have included personal finance author Suze Orman, veteran energy analyst Charles Maxwell, noted healthcare fund manager Sam Isaly, Christies's President Marc Porter, noted financial thinker Peter Bernstein, and Bill Miller, chief executive officer and chief investment officer of The Legg Mason Value Trust.

Consuelo Mack WealthTrack is sponsored in part by BlackRock Inc. Presented nationally to public television stations by WLIW New York. For more information, wealthtrack.com.