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Jan 2019

43m 49s

The Bad Deals Edition

About this episode

On this week’s episode, Anna, Emily, and Felix remember Jack Bogle, discuss constant Brexit drama, and take a look at bad dealmaking.

In the Slate Plus segment: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposed vacation plans for New Yorkers. Email: slatemoney@slate.com

Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck

Podcast production by Max Jacobs.

Stories discussed:

The Wall Street Journal: Five Ways Jack Bogle Changed the World of the Everyday Investor

The Guardian: Corbyn Could Face String of Resignations if He Backs “People's Vote”The Huffington Post: Exactly How Bad Is Trump at Making Deals? Even Worse Than You Think.

New York: Mayor de Blasio Aims to Guarantee All New Yorkers a Paid Vacation

PEW Research Center: Young Adult Households Are Earning More Than Most Older Americans Did at the Same Age

PEW Research Center: Americans Are Moving at Historically Low Rates, in Part Because Millennials are Staying Put

Obama White House Archives: 15 Economic Facts About Millennials

The Federal Reserve: Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2017

BuzzFeed News: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation

The Wall Street Journal: Fed Says Student Debt Has Hurt the U.S. Housing Market

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