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Missing the best days… Have some discipline.

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Rates, Housing & An Investment Product Idea. 5 Minutes

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3 Lessons for High School Seniors

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Validation: Can I Retire?

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Is Dave Ramsey Out of Touch? How dry is your financial cake?

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Interest Rates, Home Prices, Retirement Taxes and Holiday Traditions

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About Annuities

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Death and Deep Conversation

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4 Quick Money Lessons

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Investment Management

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Roth Conversion

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Money Stories

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Why You Shouldn’t Invest the Money You’re Saving to Buy a House

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What type of investments should I make?

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Should I focus on retirement OR buy my first home?

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Peace Corps Volunteer – Ryanne Bamieh

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Wine, Trader Joe’s & Local Breweries with Nick Mehle

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4 Problems a Financial Advisor Solves

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What is Your Money Story?

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12 Quick Tips for You & Your Spouse on Planning

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Being Happier – 4 life hacks from ancient philosophers

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What is AVID & why is it important?

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State of the County Report – Ventura County 10/19

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Blockchain & Cryptocurrency. What you want to know. Alon Goren

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Financial Coaching – SmartPath CEO Alok Deshpande

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Fighter Pilot Parent – Brick Conners

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Marni Brook with WEV

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Mayor of Ventura, Matt LaVere

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The Military Money Show – our guest is Lacey Langford

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Clyde Reynolds – Types of Mental Illness

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Father’s Day Special – with Tom Spence & Michael Anderson

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Generation Z – Stats about 2019 Graduates

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Stay safe from phone & email SCAMS – Detective Tim Lohman

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Parenting Beyond the Rules – author Connie Albers

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Banks Pecht – Successful Questions in Coaching

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Dr JM Perry talking about relationships & performance.

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Tom Spence & Michael Anderson solve many problems.

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Finding a fiduciary financial person…

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Best of the Big Idea Show with Michael Anderson

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Oh, the Places You’ll Go…. with Positivity

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A New Addition at VC Medical Center – Partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities

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What Does Good Local Government Look Like? – Sandy Smith

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#80 How to become a NY Times Bestselling Author. Kat Martin and LJ Martin.

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Grant Sabatier has money wisdom. Learn more about his new book Financial Freedom

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Visit California like a local. Make Ventura County your HUB

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The Smart People Money Show.

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#76 Energy, Oil and Alternatives – Bob Poole, Director of WSPA

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Money Class. “Ideas, tips and news from a CFP®” Season 2, Ep. 2

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Transportation with Tom Wittig, General Manager

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Money Class – Bonus Episode

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Mark Sauer – New Tax Laws

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Ron Bamieh & Tom Spence

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Ventura County – 2018 – Panel Review

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Dr. Lanyard Dial – Aging & Healthcare

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#72 How does a divided community Heal? Dr. Charles Weis

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#70 Jim Welsh, Investment Analyst and author of Macro Tides

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Show & Tell” 5 kids share their interests

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#67 Michael Anderson, Financial Literacy Course

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#68 Jason Pridmore, Professional Motorcycle Racing

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#66 Matthew Fienup, Economist, Center for Economic Research & Forecasting. California Lutheran University.

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#65 Ventura County CEO Mike Powers

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#64 California State Parks, Bringing parks to the classroom

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Dr. Erika Beck, President of California State University, Channel Islands

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#62 Non-Profit Spotlights

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#61 Goodwill Industries & Clean International

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#60 Eric Bergh, Water in Ventura County

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#59 Michael Anderson & Tom Spence talk money & more.

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#58 Money secrets… Credit, Income & Home Buying

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#57 Staying in CA, Politics today & Saving Money

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#56 Does it make sense to MOVE out of California?

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#55 Henry Dubroff, Pacific Coast Business Times.

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#54 Ventura County Fair 2018 – What’s New, Pro-Tips and information

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#53 Tom Prinz, Author & Marriage & Family Therapist

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#52 David Cook, Sports Psychologist & Author of Bestseller “Golf’s Sacred Journey”

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#51 Mike Anderson & Tom Spence talk Money & Investing

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#50 Money. Investing. Robo Advisors. Tax Loss Harvesting & More

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#49 Roger Thompson, Author of “We Stood Upon the Stars”

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#48 Kevin Costner interview revisted

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#47 Financial Planning, Fee Only, Investment Advisory

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#46 Supervisor Kelly Long & Gwen Speakes – Mother’s Day Special

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#44 Brad Williams, Oil & Gas economy in Ventura County

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#43 Jon Light, Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball

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#41 Matthew Fienup, Executive Director Center for Economic Research & Forecasting

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#40 Navy Seal, Wes Spence

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#39 Easter Show – Jim Sheldon, Executive Pastor

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#38 Richard Atmore, Farmer & Conservation Trust Steward

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#37 Steve Bennett, Ventura County Supervisor

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#36 President of Cal Lutheran University, Chris Kimball

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#35 Brick Conners, Former Fighter Pilot & Commanding Officer

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#34 Eric Rosenberg, Full-Time Blogging

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#33 Banks Staples Pecht, “What is life coaching?”

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#32 Best of our Feature Interviews. 8 clips worth hearing.

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#31 Tim Gallagher and Spencer Noren

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#30 Rebuild Ventura – Round table discussion.

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#29 Betterment – Alex Benke, Head of Investing

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#28 Kevin Costner talks about his childhood & much more

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#27 Ride On Therapeutic Horsemanship & Thomas Fire Information

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#25 2017 Year in Review – Feature Interviews

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#24 Dr Margit Cox Henderson, Trauma of Thomas Fire & Optimistic Aging.

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#23 Captain Chris Janke, Naval Base Ventura County, Commanding Officer.