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Industry Focus episodes

August 08, 2016 Financials: Small Lenders with Big Dividend Yields
If you thought earnings season was coming to a close, think again. Earnings season for high-yield business development companies is just beginning.
27 min
August 05, 2016 Tech: HBO's Silicon Valley - VC's, CEO's and pre-IPO companies
Chris Hill joins the podcast to talk about HBO's Silicon Valley and the different aspects of the tech start up world it explores.
30 min
August 05, 2016 Tech: HBO's Silicon Valley - VC's, CEO's and pre-IPO companies
Chris Hill joins the podcast to talk about HBO's Silicon Valley and the different aspects of the tech start up world it explores.
25 min
August 04, 2016 Energy: Why Are Oil Barons Always the Bad Guy?
Popular culture is replete with examples of evil oil executives – but is their reputation deserved?
20 min
August 04, 2016 Energy: Why Are Oil Barons Always the Bad Guy?
Popular culture is replete with examples of evil oil executives – but is their reputation deserved?
20 min
August 03, 2016 Healthcare: How Shows Like Grey's Anatomy Influence Patient Perceptions
The doctors on TV make it look like curing disease is simple and that the hospital industry is exciting, but the reality is far different than the fiction. Also, how one big challenge for charity paid off with a new advance in researching a deadly disease.
20 min
August 03, 2016 Healthcare: How Shows Like Grey's Anatomy Influence Patient Perceptions
The doctors on TV make it look like curing disease is simple and that the hospital industry is exciting, but the reality is far different than the fiction. Also, how one big challenge for charity paid off with a new advance in researching a deadly disease.
17 min
August 02, 2016 CG: Pop Culture Special With Cable News and Baseball Science
Our latest theme week combines pop culture and investing as we look at the business behind cable news networks via HBO’s “The Newsroom”. And taking a page from Michael Lewis, we discuss lesser known companies that can deliver for shareholders like the Oakland A’s surprised baseball fans in his 2003 book, “Moneyball”.
25 min
August 02, 2016 Financials: Pop (Music) Quiz on Personal Finance
Pop songs might blend into the background of your morning drive – but do they have hidden messages about personal finance?

Tune in to hear Jason Moser, Mark Reeth, and Gaby Lapera weigh in on pre-nuptial agreements, budgeting, and conspicuous consumption.
35 min
August 02, 2016 CG: Pop Culture Special With Cable News and Baseball Science
Our latest theme week combines pop culture and investing as we look at the business behind cable news networks via HBO’s “The Newsroom”. And taking a page from Michael Lewis, we discuss lesser known companies that can deliver for shareholders like the Oakland A’s surprised baseball fans in his 2003 book, “Moneyball”.
25 min

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