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184 David Silverman - American Atheists

David Silverman talks about his Tesla, his next book and the total solar eclipse that he planned around the 2017 American Atheist convention.  Also, donate to American Atheists and double your money.  Special matching funds if you donate here.... https://www.atheists.org/phil

Investing Skeptically:  How to look up your mutual funds.  Really bad funds and Mutual fund death!

183 Dirty Atheist Money & Evil Brokers

Interview with Matt Wilbourn.  He tried to give $100 to a childrens home.  They said that they cannot accept dirty atheist money.  So, he offered $250 and then started a go fund me that raised almost $30,000!   Most of the money will now go to Camp Quest! Investing Skeptically:  "Mary" will tell us about here experience with an awful Broker / Dealer.  She lost 2% while the market went up 14%.  We will go over what happened.  The also got hit with over $5,000 in fees when the asked to close their account!

182 Dan Arel: The ARK, New Book, Ken Ham & Jill Stein

Dan Arel is the author of the blog Danthropology.  He also has two books "Parenting Without God" and "The Secular Activist".  He discusses his new book, the highly successful ARK PARK protest, Ken Ham and his opinions on Jill Stein. Investing Skeptically segment.  General discussion on a Broker Dealer and Wrap Fees.

181 "Success and Luck" & Past performance

Interview with Robert H. Frank.  His book is "Success and Luck:  Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy".  We discuss the effect of luck on success and the merits of progressive consumption tax. Investing Skeptically:  SEC & Mutual fund share class, Can past performance help you buy good mutual funds?

180 SSA-Secular Student Alliance, Simple IRA & Market Predictions

Nicole Niebler is the President of AHA (Atheists, Humanists & Agnostics) at University of Wisconsin-Madison.  She explains why the SSA (Secular Student Alliance) is so important and how it has improved her life. Investing Skeptically: Market Predictions & Simple IRAs.

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