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On today’s show, we discuss:

• Why the Stock Market Could Gain Another 20% in 2025

• HUSSMAN: This Is One Of The Worst Times To Buy Stocks In History

• A Critique of John Hussman's Chart of Estimated Future Equity Returns

• 22 eye-catching charts as we consider what's next for the stock market

• Why retail traders underperform

• 2025 Economic Outlook: Firing on All Cylinders

• Weight-Loss Drug Craze Appears to Be Curbing US Obesity Epidemic

• The Week CEOs Bent the Knee to Trump

• 5 Million is a Nightmare Greg - Succession S2 E9

• YouTube TV Jacks Up Prices Again Before NFL Playoffs

• 'Interstellar' Breaks Box Office Records as Christopher Nolan's Sci-Fi Classic Becomes Highest Grossing IMAX Re-Release of All Time

• When 'Middle Age' Arrives in Your 20s

• Number of CFP Exam-Takers Sets New High

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