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293 Shelley Segal, Mutual Funds, Betterment Feb 01, 2019

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Interview with Shelley Segal. We talk about here new album and the first single "Blood"! We also discuss Judaism and leaving religion behind.
Investing Skeptically: Mutual funds, Value vs. Growth. Betterment and cost basis data.
Extra audio: John F. Kennedy & Sam Kinison

292 - Religion & Abuse, Stock Market Volatility Jan 25, 2019

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Interview with Michele Roberts. She talks about abuse and how religion hurt her ability to get help. Leaving religion allowed her to excel and transition to a successful life.
Investing Skeptically: John C. Bogle passed away, Dramatic reduction of stock market volatility by using time.
Additional audio: Ann Druyan (founder of Cosmos studios) & The West Wing - bible Lesson.

291 Ray Smock and Annuity Rant 2 Jan 18, 2019

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Interview with Ray Smock. His is a former Historian of the US House of Representatives and former Director of the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education at Shepherd University.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_W._Smock
Investing Skeptically: Annuity Rant 2
Additional audio: Segments from a speech by Madalyn Murray O'Hair.

290 Ex Catholic - Shannon Moore, Annuity Rant Jan 10, 2019

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Interview about leaving the catholic church with Shannon Moore.
Investing Skeptically:
John Bogle sounds a warning...
https://www.reddit.com/r/financialindependence/comments/a1miwu/the_father_of_index_funds_sounds_a_warning_on/
An annuity rant and 2019 IRA limits
Extra Audio
Christopher Hitchens - Toys
Susan Jacoby

289 American Atheists, Nick Fish, 2018 Market Returns Jan 03, 2019

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Interview with Nick Fish, President of American Atheists. We discuss the organization and the 2019 Conference in Cincinnati, OH. We also announce a new Grant program to help students attend the conference.
You can help by donating here....
Patreon.com/phil
Investing Skeptically: 2018 Market returns.

288 Ex Mormon - James & Target Date Funds Dec 25, 2018

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Interview with James Van Heel. He tells us what is like to grow up Mormon. Then his life changes and he starts to have questions.
Investing Skeptically: Target date funds. Also, Update on the stock market drop and the robinhood "bank" , "not bank".
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/20/tech/robinhood-bank-account-senate-letter/index.html
Additional audio quotes
Dave Allen,
Sir David Attenborough reading from Darwin’s On the Origin of Species.
Patreon Page
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287 Thomas Westbrook - Holy Koolaid Dec 17, 2018

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Interview with Thomas Westbrook. His YouTube channel is Holy Koolaid. He takes a hard look at the harm caused by religion and woo. We talk about the cosmos, religion, psychics and much more.
Investing Skeptically: Volatility, new investors vs close to retirement, Dollar cost averaging, S&P 500 performance.

286 Leighann Lord - Senior care Dec 11, 2018

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Interview with Leighann Lord. We discuss aging parents and possible solutions.
Investing Skeptically: Vanguard Reduced minimums on Admiral shares and my thoughts on Robinhood investing app.

285 In God we trust in Wentzville MO Dec 03, 2018

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Interview with Sally Hunt. She dared to speak up against "In god we Trust" used by the city of Wentzville, MO. They cut her short and kicked her out of the meeting. With the help of the ACLU, she sued the city.
Bonus segment - Church Money
Investing Skeptically - Rant on debt, bankruptcy and the insurance industry.

284 Bitcoin - One year later... with Billy Bambrough Nov 25, 2018

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Interview with Billy Bambrough.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/#75d7f8e36a89
"I write about how bitcoin, crypto, and fintech are changing the world."
Investing Skeptically: The value of Past Performance.
https://vanguardblog.com/2018/04/20/making-decisions-based-on-past-performance-works-except-when-it-doesnt/

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