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Lots of talk about Trump and the government shutdown in the first hour. With the government shutdown effecting 800,000 workers, How long until the shutdown starts hurting the economy. Will Trump declare a national emergency to get he wall built?

Do you buy car insurance after you have already wrecked the car? Why would you buy annuities now? Tom and Phillip discuss annuities. They do not work well and are very expensive in a long term investment plan.

Mike joins Tom to discus the crazy year in the stock market. December was very volatile with 1.2% swings. What is causing these swings from day to day? Where is the fear coming from with consumer/retail very strong and still driving the U.S. economy?

Tom ventures into politics a bit today. Trump goes to see troops. Did Trump blindside his national security team with the pullout of troops or does national security want a permanent war state? With 25% of government shutdown of non essential employees...

In the second hour, Phillip joins Tom. They review the patterns of the stock market over the last 90 years. Are you aware of the layers of fees that you may be paying to your investment manager and mutual funds? You should be!

Show notes from the first hour include talk about why President Trump wants to withdraw troops from Syria. Is this why U. S. Defense Secretary James Mattis resigned? The Dow has its worst week in 10 years. Is there anything good in a market like this?

The Dupree Team is pitch hitting for Leland again today. Phillip, Guy and Mike are with Tom for a lively discussion. First off, How lightening restrictions on hiring Felons is actually a good thing. The market overreacts to the Federal Reserve decision...

The Dupree Gang sits in for Leland Conway with a special edition of The Tom Dupree Show. The Fed announces a rate increase. How close are we to a Neutral rate economy? What things will be immediately affected by the interest rate increase?

Mike and Phillip discuss the market performance this week, with the continued heightened volatility. With this year’s volatility, watch out, you could have a tax liability from mutual funds held in a taxable account.