179 Trump's Investment Advice & Annuities

Trump did a 2 minute interview on Fox Business and it takes me 20 minutes to explain why it is all wrong and self conflicting.  He thinks he will become President, "Make America Great" and of course the stock market will go up, up up....   However, he has pulled out of the stock market.  You may never guess why. Special Guest is John Flanagan.  We discuss his time in the US Military, The effects of religion of Bosnia and Yugoslavia, and his time selling annuities.   He gives us an inside perspective!

Investing Skeptically:  I review a listeners annuity.  Find out what was promised and what really happened.

178 Legal update on the new fiduciary rule & GOLD!

We are joined by an attorney that specializes in finance law. He helps us understand the new Department of Labor rule about the need for investment advisors to be fiduciary. Investing Skeptically: GOLD! Should you own gold???

177 Everybody Is Wrong About God!

Our special guest is author James A. Linday.   He explains why Everybody is wrong about god.   His book helps us think about how we should think about god.   He discusses the psychological reasons people believe in god. Investing Skeptically - Tactical investing.  How to use data to predict the future!  Also, discussed the first brilliant investing idea by the Motley fools - The foolish 4!

176 Creationism, The ARK Park, MLPs and The Baby Boom Bubble

Special guest is Abby Hafer.  Her book is "The Not-So-Intelligent Designer:  Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Design Does Not".  We start with testicles, the Birth Canal and The Wedge Strategy. I also review all of the fun I had at the "ARK Park" protest.

Investing Skeptically :  Update on MLP - Master Limited Partnerships and a discussion based on a listeners question about the Baby Boom Bubble.

175 Anthony Magnabosco and Street Epistemology

Anthony Magnabosco explains how you can use a few simple techniques to talk to random strangers and get them to lose their faith. He uses ideas from Peter Boghossian's book "A Manual for Creating Atheists".Investing Skeptically segment: Market returns as of 6/30/16. Learn what did well and what did not.