A new government order requires hospitals to post their prices, but the New York Times reports that actually reading the price list might require a doctorate. We'll detail why this is important to your wallet. Plus, retail numbers for the holidays are in and although they look good, they don't look nearly as robust as analysts expected. We'll talk all things retail stocks and investing on today's podcast!

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