All Episodes
The Phil Ferguson Show — 459 episodes
555 - Dave Ramsey 8% rule - college 529 plans & 530A kids savings account
554 2026 first half market update and performance numbers
553 Reflecting pool - SpaceX 2 - CSICON - Returns Vs Price Change
552 Variable Annuity - expense ratios - CSI CON - Ioniq 9
551 The Friendly Atheist - Hemant Mehta - ROTH IRA conversions
550 SpaceX IPO - Index funds - Bene IRA - Bonds - BAHACON 2026
549 2026 YTD Stock returns - UK Trip - SketicampNM
548 Private Credit - Picking Mutual Funds - DAF Donor Advised Funds
547 AI Stock picking - Oil - Annuity example - Cruise
546 AI problems - Viaticals - Where to invest $1k - Iran War
545 Ryan Cragun - Do Atheist give more or less money
544.5 Asset allocation clarification
544 Erin Louis - 4 book list - 2026 Market Adjustment
543 How to rebalance - how to check performance - Synthony - Satisfaction
542 ROTH Conversion - Vanguard tool - re-balance - LT Gains - Home costs
541 Gold - 2025 market performance - ROTH conversions
540 Jasmin Faulk - Crypto - Bitcoin - Health Insurance
539 Notes - Death and solar panels
538 50 Year Mortgage - Health Insurance Cost - tax rates 2025 vs 2026
537 Long Term Care - Inherited IRA - Qualified Dividends
536 - Market performance - Trip to Italy
535 Chat GPT - how to invest at age 55 - RMD - Transfers
534 Thom Hartmann
533 Kevin Bolling of the SSA (Secular Student Alliance)
532 Wash Sale rule - Passive investing
531 Fish Stark - American Humanist Association
530 Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
529 Private Equity
528 - monkeys flying out of my....
527 Solar panels and an EV purchase - Ioniq 5
526 BaHaCon - Tesla Charging - Valuation vs. Atheism
525 Alternative Investments - super shitty fund - fuckery - EV Charging update
524 Crypto - Ai - Italy - David Gerard
523 Life Ins (return of premium) - 4 books - Interval fund - REIT losses
522 Long Term gains - BlackRock rant - EV information
521 The FED - Trump - Inflation - Interest rates - market adjustment
520 Money Lies and God with Katherine Stewart - Tariffs, markets, inflation
519 Godless Engineer - Portfolio withdrawal rate
518 Seth Andrews (The Thinking Atheist) - Special Market Adjustment
517 Abbie Smith explains research funding - Annuity Example
516 2025 Polaris Plan Changes
515 Trusts - Roth conversion
514 ROTH Conversion - Trusts - Crypto update
513 2024 Market review - Loan vs Markets - EV charging in Southern Illinios
512 Sicily - 4% rule - FIRE - NEVI - NightShares
511 Karin Kirk - CNBC Famous money manager
510 - your Pension goes to an Insurance Co? EV drive - cash vs bonds
509 Sarah Ray - RMD - Stock Volatility vs time
508 Mickey Dollens - Oklahoma State Representative
507 - CSIcon - REIT - Total Stock Market - Church Fraud
506 Kate Cohen We of Little Faith - rebalancing
505 Polaris Plan 2024 Part 6 - Can an EV power your house for a week?
504 The Polaris Plan 2024 part 5 - Trusts with John McNair - Milton
503 Goodbye Religion - The Polaris Plan Part 4
502 The Polaris Plan 2024 - Part 3 - Ray Smock - stock picking - EV charging
501 The Polaris Plan 2024 - Part 2
500 - The Polaris Plan 2024 - Part 1
499 Apostate Sisters - The FED - Mortgage rates
498 Fiduciary Rule - Cash on Hand - 1150 miles in EV
497 LT capital gains tax - lottery - Viaticals - annuities
496 - Crypto Astrology - what if Phil gets hit by a truck
495 - Project 2025 with Amanda Marcotte
494 Playing God with David Fitzgerald
493 bonds! Index v Individual bonds - Public v non traded reits - Robert Green Ingersoll - cruise to Iceland,Ireland and Scotland
492 - Long term care insurance - Church Money - Medical Rant - solar panel update
491 SSA Matching Funds - 4 books - Managed vs. Index Funds
490.5 SSA match 2024
490 New Documentary "BAD FAITH" - RMD reminder - EV trip #2
489 Kelly Laughlin - Tesla Charging - Church Money - Joel Olsteen - Private REIT - The FED
488 Objectivelydan - Truth Wanted - Annuity follow up
487 - Trump Stock, will it flop? SPAC - Annuity Review - Free Steak Dinner
486 Kevin Bolling - SSA (Secular Student Alliance), Church Money & Church Crypto
485 BAHACON - A free dinner - EV Charging
484 Dan Ellis and 18 yr performance with no cushion
483 - Taxes and the IRS
482 Long term v. Short term, expenses, TIPS, Commodities and more.....
481 Ray Smock - Will Trump go to jail???
480 18 yr performance - Cold Tesla's in Chicago
479 2023 Year in Review - 72(t) - ROTH ladder - SEPP
478 American Atheists - Sam McGrire - Duh! stock vs. bonds - SEC examination update
477 gOd's Balls
476 Meme stock update - Church Money - Rob Palmer
475 Investing in Farmland, Mega backdoor ROTH, Italy Trip update
474 Clergy Project - Joe Pittenger - Lottery
473 From Junkie to Judge - All Weather Portfolio
472 Solar Scams with Darrel Henschell - saving for college 529 - Roth IRA
471 Is there slavery in the bible? Joshua Bowen interview
470 The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to Watch - with Brian Dunning
469 SEC examination - Shopping home improvements
468 Did Jesus Exist with David Fitzgerald - Ioniq 6 EV car - The Move to Schwab
467 Retirement - how to take out money
466 Aliens and Religion
465 Holy Koolaid - Thomas Westbrook
464 Church v state with Ellery Schempp - ESG - Crypto - how to start investing
463 If it sounds like a Quack with Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling
462 TDA to Schwab - EV Charging with Tesla Plug - Bonds & Yield inversion
461 - 20 myths about religion and Politics in America - Ryan P. Burge
460 Conspiracy Christianity - Shane Almgren
459 Ryan T Cragun - Beyond Doubt, Morningstar 4 and 5 star funds
458 Seth Andrews and The Thinking Atheist
457 401k - Commodities - Invesco closed funds
456 Are Christians Practically Atheists - Andrew D Wolf, IPOs
455 Brandon Wolf - Pulse Nightclub - Private REIT - Super Shitty Long Short Fund
454 How to pre-plan your funeral
453 How to review your funds - Return of premium term
452 How We Found The Earth Is Round - Mormon Solar Panels - How To Remove Funds In Retirement
451 Yield Inversion - investing apps - TIPS - EFT trading
450 RMD - Qualified Dividends - BUSD Crypto Shit Show
449 - Polaris Plan update 2023-02 - Thoughts on ESG and commodities
448 - Wage Inflation-Secure Act 2-Solar investing
447 Leaving Religion with Rich Miller - 17 year performance of 4 stratagies
446 Interview with Naomi Oreskes - new book The Big Myth
445 Year 2022 performance results!
444 Breaking The Cycle: How to get kids out of religion
443 Short funds, value of compound interest, crazy YouTube videos
440 - The Great Australian Psychic Prediction Project with Rob Palmer
442 The Phantom God with Jack C Wathey
441 Helaine Olen, Crypto collapse, Tesla stock price, bitcoin, Tax loss harvesting
439 How to catch a ghost with Kenny Biddle
438 Susan Gerbic - how to be a Scientific Skepticism Activist
437 The value of Market Timing, Managed Funds vs. Index funds
436 US Congressman Jared Huffman
435 Andrew Seidel - "American Crusade: How the Supreme Court Is Weaponizing Religious Freedom"
434 Night Shares and other spam investing email.
433 Darren Slade - biblical scholars, Managed funds vs. Index, Home loan or cash
432 Apostate Ashley, New ESG rules
431 Recovering From Religion, How to invest with little money, Long term gains
430 Polaris Plan Part 6 - Comcast rant
429 Polaris Plan Part 5 - Driving an EV
428 - Polaris Plan Part 4 - 1,200 Miles in a slow charging EV
427 The Polaris Plan Part 3 - The Cushion
426 The Polaris Plan Part 2 - Structured Notes
425 Polaris Plan Part 1 - Overview
424 Ray Smock, ESG, Timothy Funds, investing with the bible
423 A Question of Power
422 Interview of YouTuber - Tom Jump
421 chat with AronRa
420 Our Goddamn Wedding
419 2022 YTD, Wells Fargo 401k, Cromwell Fund
418 Americans United for the separation of church and state
417 God Loves You, Should I sell my Bitcoin?
416 - More on ETFs costs
415 Bitcoin & ETF
414 Masterworks, DOL 401k rules, Electricity update.
413 There's A Dragon in My Garage!
412 Trump, Russia, ETF Trading Costs, Diversification
411 - JC leaves religion, The Cushion, Longevity Insurance, RMD, American Atheist Conference
410 Target Date Funds vs separate funds, Jeff - leaving religion, super shitty 401k
409 16 year investment performance, Inflation bonds
408 Geoffrey Blackwell from American Atheists
407 Charlotte Dennett - The Great Game for Oil, The best funds from 2016
406 Year end review of 2021 - stock and bond performance
405 Super shitty fund and leaving religion
404 Not Found - The FED - interest rates - inflation
403 Junk bonds, leaving religion, Home co-ownership
402 4% rule, annuity math, patreon, 401k rollover rules
401-Annuity Sales meeting, 401k rollover rule, AmericaFirst
400 Relax and Enjoy Your Food by Craig Good, Backdoor Roth and Mega Roth
399 Emily Stewart, ESG, MLM, VIX and A Super Shitty Fund follow up
398 Cash Balance Plans,SEC and Robinhood, Gamification
397 Solo 401(k) - Trump, SPAC, Truth Social
396 TIPS, Unemployment rate, Return Stacking
395 How to build The Cushion, Covered Call ETF
394 Teachings of Jesus and A Conservative Fund
393 Schwab fee on Vanguard, Tax Changes
392 Professor Dave Explains, Super Shitty Fund
391 Holy Koolaid - Is there any evidence for Jesus?
390 John W. Loftus, Tactical investing and Mutual fund death
389 A Christian tries to "prove" god
388 The Atheist Handbook to the Old Testament, Volume 1
387 - Godless Rebelution - Taylor Grin, Health care ministries
386 Humanistic Judaism, Private REITs
385 Mike Wiseman - The bible says what?
384 Shannon Q, EE and I bonds, Schwab update
383 Aron Ra, TIPS, Bonds, Commodities, Interest rates
382 Time Shards and Bond Funds
381 The risk of long term bonds
380 Robyn Blumner - Center for Inquiry
379 Disproving God, IUL - Indexed Universal Life
378 Empty the Pews, Don't Follow the Herd
377 Schwab-TDA merger, deconversion, Harward & more
376 2021 Portfolio ideas, NFT Non Fungible tokens, PEP Pooled employer plans
375 Solar and EV discussion with Darrel Henschell
374 Oh My Gods! - A Book For Children
373 Ryan Burge - The Nones, Investing 101 - Bonds, Preferred Stock
372 Genetically Modified Skeptic, How to un-F#cK your portfolio
371 Leighann Lord, stocks 101, 15-Year Performance
370 Trusts, Wealth tax, GameStop, Short Stock
369 GameStop, Short stock, Bitcoin, International stocks, 4 percent rule
368 The One About Bed Bugs
367 - American Atheists with Samantha McGuire
366 2020 Financial Year in Review, giving money to kids
365 Mormonism with Dan Ellis, Home loans, IRA v. ROTH
364 Secrets from Inside The Jehovah's Witnesses
363 Ray Smock - Trump, Election Transition, Covid-19 and much more
362 Bernie Madoff, Trouble in Philly, Tactical Investing
361 Matt Dillahunty - The Hang Up
360 The One About Annuities
359 From Atheist to Christian and back....
358 Break 'Em Up by Zephyr Teachout
357 - Donald Prothero - "Weird Earth"
356 Polaris Plan Part 6 & leaving religion
355 The Family with Jeff Sharlet - Polaris Plan Part 5
354 Secular Student Alliance & Polaris Plan Part 4
353 Annabelle and Aiden - Secular Children's Books
352 Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump
351 US Congressman Jared Huffman - Freethought Caucus
350 - Religion vs. Government
349 Chris Matheson (co-creator of Bill & Ted)
348 The One About Private Equity
347 Fiduciary?, Helaine Olen
346 346 Recovering from Religion
345 Peter Montoya, Business Development Companies
344 Marketing the Messiah
343 Seth Andrews founder of The Thinking Atheist
342 Testis & Covid-19 w-Abby Hafer
341 - Leaving Christianity with Jenna Belk
340 FFRF - Andrew Seidel & US Stocks
339 Interview with Darren Slade
338 The Social Security Episode!
337 2020 Easter Infection Day - American Atheists
336 John W. Loftus - Is Jesus Real?
335 Katherine Stewart - The Power Worshippers
334 Evangelical Minister Turns Into An Atheist
333 Coronavirus, recession, stock market
332 Scibabe - Coronavirus & Porn!
331 Leighann Lord
330 - Escaping Religion, bonds, RMD timing
329 Dustin Williams of Atheist Nomads
328 - How to escape from JW with Lloyd Evans
327 Robert Stanley, 2019 Performance, Risk of Large Cap
326 Noah Lugeons, Scathing Atheist and The SECURE Act
325 Darwin's Apostles
324 David Fitzgerald - Shatter War
323 Trusts, Schwab buys TDA, Fundrise
322 Guerrilla Skeptics
321 Truth & Transparency
320 Interviews from Freeflo, wise words, bitcoin and Fisher
319 Samantha McGuire
318 Vi La Bianca & The FIRE Movement
317 Center for Inquiry conference "CSICON"
316 AtomTheAtheist
315 Church Money and Motley Fool vs. Index
314 Matt Dillahunty the bible and slavery
313 Aron Ra Phylogeny
312 Mueller Report & Testimony
311 Growth of the "NONES"!
310 Currency Hedging & Curt Carstensen
309 Ark Adventure Park
308 Bladensburg Cross Update - Monica Miller
307 Moonshot by Richard Wiseman
306 Conversations with God
305 Breaking The Cycle: How to get kids out of religion
304 The Founding Myth - Andrew Seidel
303.5 Hemant Mehta - Pledge of Allegiance
303 Mandisa - Women of Color Beyond Belief
302 American Atheists Convention
301 Climate Change & Social Investing
300 How The Cushion Works & Marie D'elefant
299 Monica Miller & Bladensburg Cross
298 Psychic Sting with Susan Gerbic
297 A God of Memes
296 Ex Jehovah's Witness
295 Helaine Olen & Bonds
294 Jesus: Mything in Action - David Fitzgerald
293 Shelley Segal, Mutual Funds, Betterment
292 - Religion & Abuse, Stock Market Volatility
291 Ray Smock and Annuity Rant 2
290 Ex Catholic - Shannon Moore, Annuity Rant
289 American Atheists, Nick Fish, 2018 Market Returns
288 Ex Mormon - James & Target Date Funds
287 Thomas Westbrook - Holy Koolaid
286 Leighann Lord - Senior care
285 In God we trust in Wentzville MO
284 Bitcoin - One year later... with Billy Bambrough
283 Godless Mom - Courtney Heard
282 Ann Reid - Executive Director of NCSE (National Center for Science Education)
281 Does Alcoholics Anonymous work?
280 Goodbye Jesus with Tim Sledge
279 Mandisa Lateefah Thomas (Black Nonbelievers) & Barry Karr (Center for Inquiry)
278 Planned Parenthood
277 Recovering from Religion with Gayle Jordan
276 Ellery Schemp, Trump Vs. S&P 500
275 Vatican Bank
274 Noah Lugeons - Scathing Atheist
273 Marissa Alexa McCool, Tesla, Fidelity
272 SSA update and Investment Email topics
271 Music of Ralph Covert, Bad Examples and Ralph's World
270 Ex-Muslims with Muhammad Syed
269 FFRF update with Andrew Seidel
268 CFI V. CVS - Homeopathy, Secular Student Alliance fundraiser!
267 Alpha God with Hector Garcia & Robo Advisors
266 Hypatia and Good to Great
265 Aron Ra, The ARK park, Regression to the mean
264 Social Security
263 Women v Indoctrination w Alexis Record
262 All That's Wrong With The Bible w Jonah David Conner
261 A Better 10 Commandments w James Miller
260 Valerie Tarico - Women V. Religon
259 RIA Compliance and stock allocations
258 - Women v Religion, Karen Garst
257 Former Christian Apologist Dustin Lawson
256 Trusts with John McNair, Investing Skeptically Mailbag
255 Stormy v. Trump explained by Andrew Torrez
254 Leonard Tramiel, Commodore and Atari
253 Seth Andrews (Thinking Atheist) Part 2
252 Seth Andrews (Thinking Atheist) Part 1
251 Ray Smock & Trump Tsunami
250 Acorns Investment app and Carl Richards
249 ORAC talks goop!
248 Michael Schaffer of Reasonable Risk Podcast
247 Amish Atheist
246 FFRF Sues over White House bible study!
245 Charone Frankel of Habeas Humor
244 David Silverman & Join American Atheists for $5 (limited time and supply)
243 The One About Bitcoin - Part 2
242 The One About Bitcoin - Part 1
241 Private Christian Schools and Index funds
240 Jesus vs. Astronomy with Dr. Aaron Adair
239 Massimo Polidoro: Italy, Skepticism & James Randi
238 Secular Xmas Music, Cushion & selling an Annuity?
237 Leaving God
236 Gay Conversion Therapy with Sheldon Helms
235 Evan Bernstein (Skeptics Guide), Morris Pearl (Pariotic Millionaires)
234 Susan Gerbic, Guerrilla Skepticism, Wikipedia and real estate scams
233 Bernie Madoff, Black Monday 1987, GOP taxes
232 GOP Tax Plan, TSP
231 Dr. Sian Proctor
230.5 Puerto Rico, David Tamayo
230 FFRF attorney Ryan Jayne
229 MythCon, Pennsylvania state atheist conference
228 - Ian Harris, Saving for college
227 Margee Kerr "Scream"
226 Houston Texas, Hurricane Harvey & Alix Jules
225 Opioid Addiction
224 How to think like Matt Dillahunty
223 Flying Monkey Butt Sex & the 6,000 Yr Old Earth
222 Perception and Memory with Christopher F. Chabris
221 Secular Student Alliance update
220 Clergy Project, Linda LaScola
219 The Ark (1 year old) & The Religious Studies Project
218 David Silverman
217 Is your home a good investment, Military retirement
216 Mandisa Thomas & Black Nonbelievers
215 Aron Ra & Camp Quest
214 Scibabe
213 Recovering From Religion
212 Trump & Interest Rates, Gateway To Reason
211 The Cushion and Political lies
210 Kvon
209 Andrew Torrez from Opening Arguments
208 David Fitzgerald Jesus: Mything In Action
207 Cosmic Skeptic & Mythicist Milwaukee
206 Helaine Olen & Social Security now or later
205 Phil Zuckerman, Gateway to Rason and 11 year returns
204 Barry W. Lynn
203 Cara Santa Maria
202 Hemant Mehta
201 John W Loftus "Unapologetic: Why Philosophy of Religion Must End"
200 Trump Cabinet & Religion with Andrew Seidel
199 Mr. Deity & Should you prepay your home loan?
198 "We Believe In Dinosaurs" & Social Impact Bonds
197 The Federal Reserve & 2016 Investment Performance
196 Astronomy Saves the World & picking Mutual funds
195 How to Defeat Religion (In 10 Easy Steps)
194 Losing Faith!
193 Raymond Smock
192 Old 401(k)s & Karen L Garst
191 Amanda Marcotte & Blind Trusts
190 GOLD? and Monster On Sunday
189 Trump, Markets & Death
188 David Smalley, Scary Clowns, Trump, Christian Debates etc....
187 Aron Ra
186 Mother Teresa, "NONES" and The Reality Check
185 The Ebony Exodus Project
184 David Silverman - American Atheists
183 Dirty Atheist Money & Evil Brokers
182 Dan Arel: The ARK, New Book, Ken Ham & Jill Stein
181 "Success and Luck" & Past performance
180 SSA-Secular Student Alliance, Simple IRA & Market Predictions
179 Trump's Investment Advice & Annuities
178 Legal update on the new fiduciary rule & GOLD!
177 Everybody Is Wrong About God!
176 Creationism, The ARK Park, MLPs and The Baby Boom Bubble
175 Anthony Magnabosco and Street Epistemology
174 Supreme Court Rulings!
173 Secular Coalition for America!
172 Orlando & Does John Oliver listen to my show?
171 Reason Rally Review
170 Edward Jones, Target Date Funds vs The Cushion & Casper Rigsby
169 - Beat your kids Update, Mythicist Milwaukee, Target date funds
168 How to beat your child, the Ark, using "The Cushion"
167 Sunday Assembly & Lump Sum vs. Annuity
166 The Reason Rally Update
165 Matt Dillahunty-"If I Were God", The Cushion, Fiduciary
164 Drug Costs, Tax Inversion & Bond Index Funds
163 - Dan Barker, Are 401(k)s evil, Panama Papers
162 Index Funds explained & New vs. Used Car
161 The Dave Ramsey Special
160 Don't Save for college & Mark White(The Spin Doctors)
159 Guy P. Harrison & Life Insurance
158 Cognitive Dissonance & Reason Rally Update
157 IRA update & Helaine Olen author of Pound Foolish
156 Dan Fincke of Camels With Hammers & BDC's
155 Leighann Lord & Free Stock Picks!
154 Recovering From Religion - Non Traded REIT
153 Naked Mormonism, Target Date Funds
152 Parenting Without God, Dan Arel, Power Ball & Mutual Fund Performance
151 Ed Brayton and S&P 500 performance
150 Baba Brinkman, Fiduciary rule, 50% commission
149 Lyz Liddell, SSA, Reason Rally & The FED
148 Rebecca Vitsmun and Humanist Disaster Recovery Teams
147 Ellery Schempp and US Supreme Court
146 Alcoholics Anonymous & Annuity Kickbacks
145-Reverse Mortgage & Jonny Zavant
144-Pay off My Home? and Topless Jihadis
143 Creating Atheists W Peter Boghossian
142 How Much to Save & Shelley Segal
141 - Market update and Talking to Christians
140 Cara Santa Maria
139-Behold! The Power of Gold!
138-Gerald Posner-Gods Bankers,Pope,Vatican Bank
137 Shroud of Turin,The Reality Check,Trump v. Index
136 The Thinking Atheist and Retirement Investing
#135 Atheist Republic - Why There is no god!
#134 Abstinence-only in Kentucky
#133-Russell Glasser, Scams & Bit Coin
#132 Jerry Coyne - Faith vs. Fact
#131 David Silverman & The Reason Rally
#130 FFRF & Selection Bias
#129 - The Bible in Legos
#128 - George H Smith - Atheism
#127 - Michael W. Preis
#126 - Neil Carter & I Bought A Stock
#125 - Black Folks & Blind Belief
#124 - Ex Jehovah’s Witnesses
#123 - JT Eberhard & Data Games
#122 - High School Atheists!
#121 - Life & Death As An Atheist
#120 - Social fund, FBB & Camp Quest
#119 - Annuities & Bria
#118 - Atheist Avengers
#117 - Breaking the cycle
#116 - Hosts No Religion Required
#115 - FFRF, SSA & Interest Rates
#114 - Dan Arel & Iran
#113 - Hemant Mehta & IRAs
#112 - Richard Carrier & The ARK
#111 - Dr. Darrel Ray & 50 Shades
#110 - Xtan Flag King NC & PZ Myers
#109 - Bancruptcy law & Jamila Bey
#108 - Old 401(k) & Atheists On Air
#107 - Ex-Muslims and Market Analysis
#106 - Bible Stories & Secular Troops
#105 - Lauren Lane & Comedian Steve Hill
#104 - James Croft
#103 - David Fitzgerald
#102 - Andrew Seidel - FFRF Attorney
#101 - Matt Dillahunty