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164 Drug Costs, Tax Inversion & Bond Index Funds Apr 13, 2016

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Guest Don Ford joins me to talk about drug prices. Also, the treasury department blocks Pfizer's plans to pay less tax by creating an inversion. Finally, a discussion about bond index funds.
http://www.fiercehealthpayer.com/antifraud/story/agents-raid-compounding-pharmacies-multi-state-fraud-investigation/2016-01-26
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/pfizer-allergan-call-off-160-billion-merger-after-us-moves-to-block-inversions/2016/04/06/4fd55446-fc11-11e5-80e4-c381214de1a3_story.html
closing song....
NOFX - Best God in Show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo0M5t_nFnc

163 - Dan Barker, Are 401(k)s evil, Panama Papers Apr 06, 2016

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Dan Barker tells us all about The Freedom From Religion Foundation. Discussion of The Panama Papers and questions about 401(k)s

162 Index Funds explained & New vs. Used Car Mar 30, 2016

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Special double investing episode. Part one - Why I bough a new car and not used. Why you should use Index Funds.

161 The Dave Ramsey Special Mar 16, 2016

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Special episode all about Dave Ramsey. We talk about his ideas of debt, the poor and how to invest.

160 Don't Save for college & Mark White(The Spin Doctors) Mar 13, 2016

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Guest - Mark B. White is the bassist for The Spin Doctors. He is also a secular activist and speaker at the 2016 Reason Rally! We talk about music, atheism and shoes!
Investing Skeptically Segment - Why you should NOT save for college!

159 Guy P. Harrison & Life Insurance Mar 03, 2016

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Guy P. Harrison is the author of "50 reasons people give for believing in god", "50 simple questions for every christian", "Good Thinking" and several other books.
Investing Skeptically topic - Do I need Life Insurance

158 Cognitive Dissonance & Reason Rally Update Feb 24, 2016

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I join the Tom & Cecil in their pot filled studio in Chicago. We promptly solve all of the worlds problems and crush religion. Lyz Liddell the Executive Director of the Reason Rally joins us for some amazing announcements!
Investing Skeptically topic - The long term effects of under performance.

157 IRA update & Helaine Olen author of Pound Foolish Feb 19, 2016

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Helaine Olen is the author of "Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry" and "The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated" We talk about many secrets of the investment world.
Investing skeptically segment - Back door ROTH IRA.

156 Dan Fincke of Camels With Hammers & BDC's Feb 10, 2016

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Guest Dan Fincke author of the blog Camels with Hammers. We talk about philosophy, religion and finding your way out.
The investing skeptically segment covers BDC's - Business Development Companies. You can lose 11% or more just to buy in!

155 Leighann Lord & Free Stock Picks! Feb 01, 2016

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Special guest is Leighann Lord. She has been doing stand up comedy for many years and has been seen on: ABC, Lifetime, Comedy Central, HBO, VH1 and many more channels. She talks about her book and her TV show with Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Investing Skeptically - Free stock picks, the value of stock analysts and phone scams.

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