Showing posts with label finance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label finance. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
A For-Profit Hospital Slashed Costs. Then a Patient Froze to Death on Its Roof. – Mother Jones
A little-known company grew on promises to save distressed hospitals. Instead, it sunk them into financial chaos...
Sunday, May 17, 2026
550 SpaceX IPO - Index funds - Bene IRA - Bonds - BAHACON 2026 (The Phil Ferguson Show podcast)
Interview with Jason Freer. We talk about BAHACON 2026. There is still time to get tickets!
https://bahacon.com/
discussion on using bonds in place of a checking or savings account.
Beneficiary IRA and the problem with non-liquid assets
SPACEX IPO!!!!!
Do you want shares? Are you afraid it is a scam and you will lose money. Discussion on IPOs, Exchanges, Indexes and Index funds. Information on how to protect yourself from Elon!
Interview:
discussion on using bonds in place of a checking or savings account.
Beneficiary IRA and the problem with non-liquid assets
SPACEX IPO!!!!!
Do you want shares? Are you afraid it is a scam and you will lose money. Discussion on IPOs, Exchanges, Indexes and Index funds. Information on how to protect yourself from Elon!
Interview:
Sunday, April 5, 2026
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
AI Stock picking - Oil - Annuity example - Cruise (The Phil Ferguson Show podcast #547)
- AI stock picking and back tested data
- An annuity example
- War, Iran, Oil, gasoline oh my....
- Super Shitty investment idea
- A cruise in the western carabbean
Interview:
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
AI problems - Viaticals - Where to invest $1k - Iran War (The Phil Ferguson Show podcast)
- how to invest with just $1k
- US Market concentration
- Rant on scams, emails, texts etc
- Viaticals
- War with Iran & oil prices
Interview:
Monday, January 19, 2026
How Crypto Is Used for Political Corruption (Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, podcast and transcript)
This new source of money is giving the administration unprecedented new powers.
"So there is the risk when it comes to the asset itself in the sense that these assets are highly volatile. Many of them, you don’t know who has created the asset. You don’t know who is running the business. You don’t know their credibility or their background. They aren’t required to disclose it under the current regulatory regime. There have been many, many cryptocurrencies that are known as “rug pulls,” where, essentially, the creators of these assets inflate the price artificially and then sell all their tokens, profiting immensely themselves but at the expense of everyone they convinced to purchase the tokens...."
"So there is the risk when it comes to the asset itself in the sense that these assets are highly volatile. Many of them, you don’t know who has created the asset. You don’t know who is running the business. You don’t know their credibility or their background. They aren’t required to disclose it under the current regulatory regime. There have been many, many cryptocurrencies that are known as “rug pulls,” where, essentially, the creators of these assets inflate the price artificially and then sell all their tokens, profiting immensely themselves but at the expense of everyone they convinced to purchase the tokens...."
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Long Term Care - Inherited IRA - Qualified Dividends (Phil Ferguson Show podcast, #537)
Investing Skeptically topics in this episode:
- How to remove funds from an Inherited IRA
- Should you get Long Term Care Insurance
- What are Qualified Dividends
- New Rules for 401k (catch-up only in ROTH starting in 2026)
- Ronald Reagan on free Trade
Interview:
Thursday, October 23, 2025
General Motors lifts financial forecast as Trump tariff outlook improves
To spur consumer demand, GM planned to offer a program that would have allowed its dealers to continue offering the tax credit on EV leases. It has since backtracked on the initiative following backlash from lawmakers, including Bernie Moreno, a Republican senator for Ohio and a former car dealer...
Friday, August 29, 2025
Democrats push to reverse Trump cuts in government shutdown fight
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), the progressive ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, signaled her support for the leaders' strategy in a post on X.
"If Republicans want Democrats to provide votes to fund the Trump administration, they can start by restoring the health care that they ripped away to finance more tax handouts for billionaires," she wrote.
"This fight is about saving health care and lowering costs for millions of Americans."…
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/28/trump-government-shutdown-democrats-medicaid-obbb
"If Republicans want Democrats to provide votes to fund the Trump administration, they can start by restoring the health care that they ripped away to finance more tax handouts for billionaires," she wrote.
"This fight is about saving health care and lowering costs for millions of Americans."…
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/28/trump-government-shutdown-democrats-medicaid-obbb
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
I’m a Farmer Who Voted for Trump. His Tariffs Are Stressing Me Out. (Reveal/More to the Story podcast)
On this week’s “More To The Story,” a Missouri corn and soybean farmer fears tariffs could threaten his business.
Few have felt the whiplash of President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs with China more than American farmers. The US is the world’s largest exporter of agricultural products, from corn to soybeans, wheat, and cotton. And the largest importer of America’s farm products? China. The two countries have engaged in a back-and-forth series of escalating levies since Trump imposed tariffs on the country in April. Those tariffs were then deemed illegal the following month by a US trade court, and the administration is currently appealing that decision.
One of the many farmers caught in limbo is Bryant Kagay, who raises cattle and grows soybeans, corn, and wheat. Kagay says he voted for Trump last year even though Trump promised that as president, he would place tariffs on the very products Kagay sells to China. But now, Kagay questions whether the president has a long-term trade strategy and is increasingly concerned about what the market will look like come harvest time this fall.
“I like to think that my corn is really good, but as far as the markets are concerned, my corn doesn’t really look any different than anybody else’s,” Kagay says. When a farmer from a country with low or no tariffs can sell corn cheaper than Kagay’s on the global market, he adds, that farmer will win out.
As the US and China continue negotiating, Kagay talks with host Al Letson about how tariffs from Trump’s first term affected his farm, why he voted for Trump in 2024 knowing tariffs could jeopardize his business, and why farmers are often hesitant to take government subsidies—yet often accept them anyway.
Interview:
Few have felt the whiplash of President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs with China more than American farmers. The US is the world’s largest exporter of agricultural products, from corn to soybeans, wheat, and cotton. And the largest importer of America’s farm products? China. The two countries have engaged in a back-and-forth series of escalating levies since Trump imposed tariffs on the country in April. Those tariffs were then deemed illegal the following month by a US trade court, and the administration is currently appealing that decision.
One of the many farmers caught in limbo is Bryant Kagay, who raises cattle and grows soybeans, corn, and wheat. Kagay says he voted for Trump last year even though Trump promised that as president, he would place tariffs on the very products Kagay sells to China. But now, Kagay questions whether the president has a long-term trade strategy and is increasingly concerned about what the market will look like come harvest time this fall.
“I like to think that my corn is really good, but as far as the markets are concerned, my corn doesn’t really look any different than anybody else’s,” Kagay says. When a farmer from a country with low or no tariffs can sell corn cheaper than Kagay’s on the global market, he adds, that farmer will win out.
As the US and China continue negotiating, Kagay talks with host Al Letson about how tariffs from Trump’s first term affected his farm, why he voted for Trump in 2024 knowing tariffs could jeopardize his business, and why farmers are often hesitant to take government subsidies—yet often accept them anyway.
Interview:
Friday, August 8, 2025
Opinion | The housing market is depressing America’s young men - The Washington Post
The U.S. has two overlapping problems: the housing crisis and despondency in young men...
Thursday, August 7, 2025
The Netherlands Shattered My American Idea of "Success"
In America, work is life—your identity. This is a story of how the Dutch changed how I view success—and what it means to live a successful life.
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Monday, May 26, 2025
The Dave Ramsey Takedown (Dan McClellan; Data Over Dogma podcast, episode #102)
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the big fight! In the red corner: personal finance guru and guy who makes millions by making poorer people feel bad about their debt, Dave "how's your retirement fund looking?" Ramsey. And in the blue corner: with a much lighter pocketbook but much heavier t-shirt collection, Dan "alright let's see it" McClellan.
What could a Bible scholarship show possibly have to say about a personal finance guy, you might ask. Well, Mr. Ramsey styles himself a Christian personal finance guy, and in that capacity makes some pretty interesting claims. So, while we are not qualified to check him on his finance advice, when he veers into our lane, he's fair game. And boy, did that guy veer!
Then, the Deuteronomist abides. There may be some ten dollar words ahead (words that Dan Beecher may or may not be able to pronounce), but don't let that fool you: the Deuteronomistic history is actually fascinating.
Interview:
What could a Bible scholarship show possibly have to say about a personal finance guy, you might ask. Well, Mr. Ramsey styles himself a Christian personal finance guy, and in that capacity makes some pretty interesting claims. So, while we are not qualified to check him on his finance advice, when he veers into our lane, he's fair game. And boy, did that guy veer!
Then, the Deuteronomist abides. There may be some ten dollar words ahead (words that Dan Beecher may or may not be able to pronounce), but don't let that fool you: the Deuteronomistic history is actually fascinating.
Interview:
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
‘I feel trapped’: how home ownership has become a nightmare for many Americans
Scores in the US say they're grappling with raised mortgage and loan interest rates and exploding insurance premiums…
Monday, February 17, 2025
ROTH Conversion - Trusts - Crypto update (Phil Ferguson Show podcast)
- Should you get a trust. I go over some of the benefits of setting up a trust.
- ROTH conversion.
- Discussion on the tax implications of converting IRA money into a ROTH IRA.
- Update on my opinion of Crypto currencies.
- news on upcoming conventions Travel plans more detail on how a convenience store makes money for EV drivers.
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
2024 Market review - Loan vs Markets - EV charging in Southern Illinois (The Phil Ferguson Show podcast #513)
- Review of performance numbers for several indexes.
- Getting a loan vs investing in the Stock Market
- Review of EV charging infrastructure on I-57 in Illinois. Now vs. 3 years ago.
Interview:
- Getting a loan vs investing in the Stock Market
- Review of EV charging infrastructure on I-57 in Illinois. Now vs. 3 years ago.
Interview:
Sunday, September 22, 2024
'Lucky Loser' dispels the myth of Trump as a self-made billionaire (Terry Gross; Fresh Air podcast)
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporters Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner spent years examining Trump's finances and businesses. They trace how he squandered his father's fortune in a new book.
Interview:
Sunday, September 8, 2024
The Polaris Plan 2024 - Part 1 (The Phil Ferguson Show podcast)
The Polaris Plan for investing wisely and skeptically...
Interview:
https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-nci7h-20bf96f9
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Apostate Sisters - The FED - Mortgage rates (The Phil Ferguson Show podcast #499)
Interview with The Apostate Sisters! Learn about the cult they escaped from. Also, check out their podcast and YouTube channel!
Also, what does it cost to put electricity into your car?
Investing Skeptically:
The FED and mortage rates. Are they connected?
Interview:
Also, what does it cost to put electricity into your car?
Investing Skeptically:
The FED and mortage rates. Are they connected?
Interview:
Friday, July 12, 2024
Playing God with David Fitzgerald (Phil Ferguson Show podcast #494)
Interview with religious scholar David Fitzgerald. We discuss his 3 (yes, 3) new books - "Playing God" Vol 1,2 and 3. David already has several books on religion: "Nailed - Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed at All", "Jesus: Mything in Action"(also in 3 parts) and "The Mormons". David and his wife are also the authors of the fantastic trillogy "Time Shards". Do things happen in 3s????
Investing Skeptically:
Self directed 401(k)
In service distributions
where old and small 401k accounts go to die
Bahacon is August 9-11, 2024.
Interview:
Investing Skeptically:
Self directed 401(k)
In service distributions
where old and small 401k accounts go to die
Bahacon is August 9-11, 2024.
Interview:
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