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"We did the other one." Five words Keffe D Davis offered voluntarily to an LAPD detective who was investigating a completely different murder. Daryn Dupree was working the Biggie Smalls homicide case when Davis told him that remark. Dupree testified on Day 3 of the murder trial that "the only other one was Tupac." Nobody asked Davis about Tupac. He brought it up himself.Before Dupree took the stand, the jury heard from Wade Lee, a former FBI agent who investigated Davis for drug trafficking in the late 1990s. Lee conducted a proffer interview with Davis in 1998, just two years after Tupac Shakur was shot and killed on the Las Vegas Strip. Davis was identified as a person of interest in the murder.The prosecution clarified a critical distinction on Day 3: Davis's proffer carried no immunity. Nothing he said in that room with federal agents was legally protected.Lee testified there was no proof Davis ordered a hit and that the FBI never independently verified Davis was in Las Vegas the night Tupac was shot. The jury submitted questions about what the FBI did with Davis's statements and why the case took twenty-seven years to reach a courtroom.Davis had served prison time on drug charges. Two law enforcement officers, from two separate agencies, heard Davis discuss Tupac's murder across different decades.Cross-examination of Dupree began at 3:43 p.m. and will continue when court resumes.END LINKSListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#TupacShakur #KeffeD #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #TupacTrial #DuaneDavis #LasVegas #2Pac #WeDidTheOtherOne #FBIProffer
On episode 1211 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe, Joshua Baldwin and Melodie Aikels dive into the latest All My Children, Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including: Kelly Rip and Mark Consuelos are developing two All My Children movies for Lifetime and one of the movies is being written by Jamey Giddens and Ron Carlivati. Sheila follow Steffy to Italy on The Bold and the Beautiful. Why is Finn such a bad husband? Should Steffy end up pregnant with Carter's baby? Dani's feelings for Bill are manifesting in dangerous ways on Beyond the Gates. The Dupree's heads spun when she called Bill her husband at the hospital. Andre's past is coming back to haunt him. Theo and Abe learn Lexi is dying on Days of Our Lives. Why is Dimitri become "icky" in terms of how he engages with Leo? John Oliver's cameo has social media buzzing. Curtis if found guilty on General Hospital. Jacinda skips down after drugging Willow. Who would believe that Jason is out of the mob? Joshua Morrow is spinning shit into sugar with Nick's storyline on The Young and the Restless. Y&R is very hard to watch while we wait for the new writing team's scripts to debut. All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Bluesky: @DCConfidential, LukeKerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.
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"We did the other one." Five words Keffe D Davis offered voluntarily to an LAPD detective who was investigating a completely different murder. Daryn Dupree was working the Biggie Smalls homicide case when Davis told him that remark. Dupree testified on Day 3 of the murder trial that "the only other one was Tupac." Nobody asked Davis about Tupac. He brought it up himself.Before Dupree took the stand, the jury heard from Wade Lee, a former FBI agent who investigated Davis for drug trafficking in the late 1990s. Lee conducted a proffer interview with Davis in 1998, just two years after Tupac Shakur was shot and killed on the Las Vegas Strip. Davis was identified as a person of interest in the murder.The prosecution clarified a critical distinction on Day 3: Davis's proffer carried no immunity. Nothing he said in that room with federal agents was legally protected.Lee testified there was no proof Davis ordered a hit and that the FBI never independently verified Davis was in Las Vegas the night Tupac was shot. The jury submitted questions about what the FBI did with Davis's statements and why the case took twenty-seven years to reach a courtroom.Davis had served prison time on drug charges. Two law enforcement officers, from two separate agencies, heard Davis discuss Tupac's murder across different decades.Cross-examination of Dupree began at 3:43 p.m. and will continue when court resumes.END LINKSListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#TupacShakur #KeffeD #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #TupacTrial #DuaneDavis #LasVegas #2Pac #WeDidTheOtherOne #FBIProffer
Senator Johnny Dupree speaks on his district's lines being redrawn despite no federal mandate to do so. DuPree's win, along with another Democratic victory the same night, broke the Republican supermajority in the Mississippi Senate for the first time in six years.
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Click to Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Youtube-Subscribe-SoapDirt Beyond the Gates spoilers for August 10-14, 2026 are filled with drama, heartbreak, and unexpected revelations. Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett) finds himself on the verge of death, thanks to Hayley Lawson's (Marquita Goings) vicious plot. The Dupree family is left reeling when Dani Dupree (Karla Mosley) stuns them with a shocking confession about her relationship with Bill. Meanwhile, Andre Richardson (Sean Freeman) faces danger from his anonymous stalker. BTG spoilers suggest that Hayley's plans are derailed when Bill lands in the hospital, much to the relief of Caroline Lee (Ellie Wang) who rushes to Bill's rescue. At the hospital, Dani's slip of the tongue leaves the Duprees in shock as she declares her undying love for Bill, claiming him as her husband. This revelation stuns Vernon Dupree (Clifton Davis), Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne (Arielle Prepetit), Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges), Chelsea Hamilton (RhonniRose Mantilla), Kat (Colby Muhammad), and Anita Dupree (Tamara Tunie). Spoilers for Beyond the Gates hint the tension escalates as Vanessa McBride (Lauren Buglioli) forms an unexpected bond with Heather, causing Joey Armstrong (Jon Lindstrom) to grow suspicious. As the week progresses, Bill's request to Dani infuriates Hayley, while Vernon demands answers from Joey. Kat's actions putting her in Hayley's crosshairs, and Naomi and Tomas "Tom" Hernandez (Alex Alegria) locking horns over control of the family business. More BTG spoilers reveal that Andre visits a gravely ill Bill, and Vanessa and Joey's relationship is tested over Joey's sister. Meanwhile, Samantha Richardson (Najah Jackson) provides Jessica (Camryn Jade) with a reality check about her relationship with Tyrell Richardson (Jaden Lucas Miller). The week wraps up with Dani in the hot seat as Anita, Vernon, and Nicole Dupree Richardson (Daphnee Duplaix) confront her, and Andre finds himself lured into a dangerous situation by his anonymous stalker. The Soap Dirt podcast has made the Top 100 List for Apple Podcasts in the Entertainment News Category. Visit our Beyond the Gates section of Soap Dirt: https://soapdirt.com/category/beyond-the-gates/ Listen to our Podcasts: https://soapdirt.podbean.com/ And Check out our always up-to-date Beyond the Gates Spoilers page at: https://soapdirt.com/beyond-the-gates-spoilers/ Check Out our Social Media... Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoapDirtTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoapDirt Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/soapdirt/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soapdirt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapdirt/
Dupree Financial Group Blog & Podcast The Tom Dupree Show The Financial Hour · Hour 2 · August 8, 2026 Is the AI Rally a Bubble? What Retirees Should Watch For The Tom Dupree Show | Dupree Financial Group | dupreefinancial.com | 859-233-0400 By Tom Dupree, Founder, Dupree Financial Group III Ii I iiI. Is this AI Rally Built to Last? Turn on any market report lately, and you’ll hear the same story: a handful of AI-linked names are doing most of the heavy lifting. On this week’s Financial Hour, Tom sat down with analyst James Dupree and market analyst Michael Dawahare to talk through what’s actually driving that rally — and it’s a more complicated story than “AI stocks are up.” The conversation opened with reshoring: American companies bringing manufacturing back from overseas, and the market slowly absorbing the idea that this makes more sense than the offshoring wave of the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. From there it moved into the AI infrastructure buildout, the old industrial companies suddenly catching a second wind because of it, and a cautionary tale about a leveraged AI hedge fund that lost 78% of its value in three weeks. Tom, James, and Michael walked through the Gold Rush and dot-com parallels, why diversification matters more than ever in a fast-moving sector, and where Dupree Financial Group is finding value right now — financials, insurance, mortgage REITs, and energy. The short version: something real is happening in AI and in American manufacturing. But a real trend and a sure thing are two very different things, and knowing the difference is the whole job. “There’s gonna be people riding high on AI right now who in four years may not be. Don’t just focus on the new technology — ask what are the derivative trades, what can go wrong. Because something will.” — Tom Dupree Topics Covered Why the market is absorbing the reshoring of U.S. manufacturing — and why that’s different from a tariff headline The AI infrastructure buildout, and which “old economy” companies (Johnson Controls, Cummins) are catching a second wind from it The Leopold Aschenbrenner story: how a 4x-leveraged AI fund went from $45 billion to a forced $10 billion sale in about three weeks Gold Rush and dot-com parallels — and who actually made the money when a boom goes bust Regional mall traffic and the return of in-person, live entertainment spending as a signal worth watching Why financials, insurance, and mortgage REITs are on Dupree Financial Group’s radar right now The capital gains tax cost of trying to “sell at the top” and buy back in lower Why a “set it and forget it” approach is especially risky in a fast-moving sector like AI Security concerns as new AI models test the limits of their own guardrails Key Takeaways Reshoring is showing up in the data, not just the headlines. Manufacturing activity has expanded for several consecutive months, and reshoring initiatives have driven a meaningful number of announced U.S. manufacturing jobs since 2010 — a trend the show connected directly to the “picks and shovels” companies benefiting from it. AI infrastructure spending is running far ahead of AI revenue. The largest tech companies are on pace to spend hundreds of billions on AI infrastructure this year alone — spending that, by some estimates, is outpacing the revenue AI products are currently generating. That gap is exactly what Tom, James, and Michael were pointing to when they said “something will go wrong.” Leverage turns a good idea into a forced sale. The Leopold Aschenbrenner fund didn’t lose money because AI was a bad bet — it lost money because a 4x-leveraged position can only absorb so much of a pullback before it’s liquidated. That’s a lesson about position sizing, not about AI. History says the “picks and shovels” companies often outlast the flashiest players. Tom’s Levi Strauss story from the Gold Rush isn’t just a fun aside — it’s the show’s real thesis. When a boom happens, the companies supplying the boom sometimes outlast the speculative names chasing it. Diversification is what protects you when some AI names don’t make it. Nobody on the show argued AI is fake. The argument was that not every AI company will succeed, and a portfolio built around five or ten concentrated bets is a very different risk profile than one spread across sectors. Trying to time a pullback can trigger its own tax bill. Selling a highly appreciated position to avoid a possible drop means paying capital gains tax on the gain — which, as James pointed out, can functionally act like selling at the top even if the stock never actually drops that far. Dividend-paying sectors remain the core of the plan, regardless of what AI does next. Financials, insurance, mortgage REITs, and energy were named as areas of current focus — companies tied to real, ongoing economic activity rather than to a single technology cycle. “Set it and forget it” is the riskiest approach in a fast-moving sector. The show’s closing message: stay alert, stay informed, and know what you own — because in a sector that can move 10-15% in a day, being asleep at the wheel is exactly when it costs you. The Reframe: What This Means for Your Portfolio Here’s where we’d push the conversation a step further than the show had time for. The AI story and the reshoring story aren’t really two separate topics — they’re the same story told twice. Both are examples of real, durable economic activity attracting an amount of capital that may or may not be justified by what it produces. The five largest U.S. tech companies are on pace to spend somewhere in the range of $660–690 billion on AI infrastructure this year alone, nearly double the year before, according to industry analysis from Futurum Group. Other estimates put the ratio of AI infrastructure spending to AI software revenue at close to eighteen-to-one, per S&P Global research reported by ETF Trends. That doesn’t mean the technology is fake — it means the payoff isn’t set to arrive on the same timeline as the spending, and it may not arrive on that timeline at all. The Bank for International Settlements — essentially the central bank for the world’s central banks — has already flagged the scale of this spending as a risk worth watching, noting that combined AI capital expenditure across 2025 and 2026 is outpacing the free cash flow of the companies funding it, per Fortune’s reporting. Fidelity’s own research team has taken a more measured view, noting that as of early 2026 they aren’t yet seeing some of the classic bubble warning signs, like shrinking free cash flow among the AI leaders — but they’re watching closely, and so should you (Fidelity). Both things can be true at once, which is exactly what Tom, James, and Michael said on air. This is precisely the environment dividend-focused, diversified investing was built for. Research from Hartford Funds, using data going back to 1973, has found that companies that grew or initiated a dividend have historically delivered higher returns than the broader market with meaningfully less volatility than non-dividend payers (Hartford Funds). That’s the case for owning financials, insurance, and energy alongside — not instead of — exposure to the AI and reshoring trends. You get to participate in the buildout without betting the whole plan on any single piece of it working out on schedule. Related Reading Listen to this episode and browse past shows on the Podcasts page Learn more about our approach and team on the About Us page Schedule your own complimentary portfolio review from the DFG homepage About The Tom Dupree Show The Tom Dupree Show is hosted by Tom Dupree, founder of Dupree Financial Group and a 48-year veteran of the investment business. Each episode covers the financial topics that matter most to retirees and those approaching retirement — in plain English, without the Wall Street spin. Dupree Financial Group is a fee-only, fiduciary Registered Investment Advisory firm based in Lexington, Kentucky. The firm manages separately managed accounts focused on income-generating, dividend-paying portfolios — no products sold, no commissions, no conflicts of interest. Past episodes are available at dupreefinancial.com under the Podcast tab. TD Tom Dupree Founder of Dupree Financial Group and host of The Tom Dupree Show. Tom started in the investment business in 1978 as a municipal bond salesman, and has spent 47 years building an income-first, fee-only approach to retirement investing in Lexington, Kentucky. Schedule a Complimentary Portfolio Review If you’re not sure whether you know what’s actually driving your portfolio’s gains right now — and whether it could unwind as fast as it built — we’ll take a look. No charge. No pressure. Just an honest conversation about what you own and whether it’s working for you. Call: 859-233-0400 | Visit: dupreefinancial.com { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "PodcastEpisode", "name": "Is the AI Rally a Bubble? 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8.7.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered:Trump White House Targets Lisa Cook Again. 23,000 Jobs Lost. Black Unemployment Gap Persists The White House is renewing its efforts to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. The job market numbers for July have been released, showing a loss of 23,000 jobs, which could indicate a slowdown ahead. Black unemployment rates continue to reflect a persistent gap compared to other racial groups. Economist Morgan Harper will join us to break down the numbers. A newly released report highlights the lack of high-quality math education for Black children. We'll speak with the author of "Calculated Barriers: Examining the History Behind Math Inequities Facing Black Students" to discuss how historical policies and structural practices hinder math literacy, college access, and opportunities in tech fields. Tennessee voters have made their voices heard. We'll break down the candidates who will be on the ballot in November. And in sad news, entertainment journalist Flo Anthony and "Ms. Dupree" from The Tom Joyner Morning Show have passed away. Black Star Network Partner: Chapter Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. ____ Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, and SamsungTV. The #BlackStarNetwork is a news reporting platform covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Click to Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Youtube-Subscribe-SoapDirt Beyond the Gates spoilers for August 10-14, 2026 reveal Anita Dupree (Tamara Tunie) is found warning one of her daughters, while Dana 'Leslie' Thomas (Trisha Mann), despite her promises of life changes post-Eva Thomas (Ambyr Michelle)'s ordeal, is unhinged. Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett)'s health takes a turn for the worse, causing Randy Parker to panic. Meanwhile, Eva receives distressing news that could be related to her recent transplant or her work at the clinic. BTG spoilers suggest that Dani Dupree (Karla Mosley)'s fixation on Bill and Hayley Lawson (Marquita Goings) concerns her parents, Vernon Dupree and Anita. Leslie, on the other hand, is meddling in Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson (Daphnee Duplaix)'s affairs, specifically hiring Noah due to his connection with one of Nicole's boyfriends. Spoilers for Beyond the Gates indicate that Tyrell Richardson's (Jaden Lucas Miller) plans go awry, leading to a family confrontation with his father, Martin Richardson, and Bradley 'Smitty' Smith (Mike Manning). Randy's connection with Hayley baffles the Dupree family and raises Danny's suspicions. Bill is found arguing with Chelsea Hamilton about Hayley while Nicole and Carlton reach a new understanding about their relationship. More BTG spoilers hint that Andre Richardson (Sean Freeman)'s past comes back to haunt him towards the end of the week, leading to the revelation of his stalker. On Friday, August 7th, Nicole shocks Kyle with some news, possibly related to her commitment to him. As Bill's health deteriorates, Hayley appears to be the prime suspect behind his condition. Spoilers for BTG divulge that Andre's stalker escalates their actions, while Martin and Smitty attempt to help Tyrell deal with his heartbreak. Vernon keeps a close eye on Danny regarding Bill's health, and Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges) has something big planned for Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne (Arielle Prepetit) with help from Ashley Morgan (Jen Jacob) and her boyfriend Grayson (Jordi Villasuso). Beyond the Gates spoilers anticipate that Eva and Izaiah Hawthorne reach a new level in their relationship, while Leslie continues to prod Nicole and manipulate Noah. Ted Richardson (Keith D. Robinson) remains concerned about both his daughters and Bill has to face the truth about his horrible life choices and the consequences they almost cost him the week of 8/10 - 8/14/2026. This episode was hosted by Belynda Gates-Turner for Soap Dirt. Visit our Beyond the Gates section of Soap Dirt: https://soapdirt.com/category/beyond-the-gates/ Listen to our Podcasts: https://soapdirt.podbean.com/ And Check out our always up-to-date Beyond the Gates Spoilers page at: https://soapdirt.com/beyond-the-gates-spoilers/ Check Out our Social Media... Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoapDirtTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoapDirt Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/soapdirt/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soapdirt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapdirt/
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Click to Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Youtube-Subscribe-SoapDirt Beyond the Gates spoilers indicate that the long-anticipated health crisis of Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett) is set to disrupt several lives. As per the latest spoilers, Bill's near-death experience reveals the true feelings of Dani Dupree (Karla Mosley) for Bill, something Andre Richardson (Sean Freeman) can no longer ignore. Dani's struggle with her past and present feelings for Bill takes center stage, while Hayley Hamilton (Marquita Goings) continues her nefarious plans to poison Bill. BTG spoilers anticipate that Hayley's schemes are bound to derail when Bill's health update postpones their Saint Barts trip. Undeterred, she plots to end Bill's life right in the DMV. The plot thickens as Hayley is close to being exposed. Thanks to Vanessa McBride (Lauren Buglioli), the Dupree women start connecting the dots about Hayley's secret accomplice, Randy Parker (Maurice P. Kerry). The countdown to Hayley's downfall has begun. Beyond the Gates spoilers indicate that Dani's struggle with her feelings for Bill becomes more evident. The last time Bill was hospitalized, Dani couldn't resist visiting him, even though she tried to do so secretly. With Bill's life hanging in the balance again, Dani's true feelings are bound to surface, potentially jeopardizing her marriage. More BTG spoilers hint that Andre Richardson might stumble upon the truth about Dani's infidelity. If Bill, during his lucid moments, confesses about their shared moment during the tornado, it would be a catastrophic revelation for Andre. Beyond the Gates spoilers suggest that Madison Montgomery (Kenjah McNeil) is yet to detect the poison in Bill's system. With Kat's (Colby Muhammad) suspicions and a potential tox screen, Hayley's end might be near. As the week progresses, the lives of Bill, Hayley, Randy, and Dani's marriage are in a precarious balance. Will they survive these trials or succumb to their circumstances? You are listening to Belynda from Soap Dirt. The most listened to podcast for soap operas. Visit our Beyond the Gates section of Soap Dirt: https://soapdirt.com/category/beyond-the-gates/ Listen to our Podcasts: https://soapdirt.podbean.com/ And Check out our always up-to-date Beyond the Gates Spoilers page at: https://soapdirt.com/beyond-the-gates-spoilers/ Check Out our Social Media... Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoapDirtTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoapDirt Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/soapdirt/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soapdirt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapdirt/
Dupree Financial Group Blog · The Tom Dupree Show From This Week’s Episode Retirement Investing · August 1, 2026 Is Your Retirement Portfolio Too Concentrated? A 25-year-old hedge fund manager lost roughly $35 billion in a matter of days this week. Here’s what his leverage and the market’s concentration in seven stocks have to do with your retirement account. By Tom Dupree, Founder, Dupree Financial Group | dupreefinancial.com | 859-233-0400 This week, a 25-year-old former OpenAI researcher named Leopold Aschenbrenner watched roughly $35 billion disappear from his hedge fund in a matter of days. Two years ago, he wrote a 165-page essay predicting the future of artificial intelligence with such confidence that Silicon Valley treated it like scripture. This week, his fund — built on borrowed money layered on top of a handful of AI stocks — got forced into a fire sale to Ken Griffin’s Citadel at a steep discount. It’s a dramatic story. But here’s the direct answer to the question that actually matters for your retirement: if most of your money sits in a plain S&P 500 index fund, you may be more concentrated in a handful of the same stocks than you realize — and that concentration, not any single hedge fund’s collapse, is the real thing worth understanding before your next portfolio review. You don’t need borrowed money or a 165-page manifesto to be exposed to this. You just need to own “the market” and assume that means you’re spread across 500 different companies. Key Takeaways Leverage magnifies both directions. Borrowing money to buy investments can boost gains on the way up, but it can wipe out capital just as fast on the way down. That’s the entire story of this week’s hedge fund collapse. Seven stocks now make up a large share of the S&P 500. Depending on the week you check, the “Magnificent Seven” technology stocks account for somewhere between a third and roughly 40% of the entire index’s value. Owning an index fund is not automatically owning a diversified portfolio. A market-cap-weighted index gives its biggest companies the biggest influence — so when those companies wobble, so does “the market.” Know what you own and why you own it. That’s not a slogan — it’s the single most useful question a retiree can ask before the next headline-grabbing selloff. Why This Week’s Story Is Bigger Than One Hedge Fund Every generation produces an investor who seems untouchable — brilliant, early to a trend, riding a wave everyone else is still arguing about. Aschenbrenner’s fund, Situational Awareness, reportedly grew from roughly $200 million to as much as $45 billion in under two years, largely on concentrated bets in AI infrastructure names. Then, using leverage reported as high as 400% — meaning roughly four borrowed dollars for every dollar of the fund’s own capital — a sharp pullback in a handful of semiconductor and AI stocks triggered margin calls his prime brokers couldn’t ignore. That’s the mechanical part, and it’s worth understanding in plain English: when you borrow against an investment and that investment drops in value, your loan doesn’t shrink with it. At some point the lender requires more collateral — a margin call — and if you can’t provide it, your shares get sold for you, often at the worst possible moment. There’s no easy way around that math. It requires diligence, not confidence. Most retirees reading this aren’t using 400% leverage. But there’s a quieter version of the same concentration problem sitting inside a lot of 401(k)s and IRA rollovers, and it doesn’t require a single dollar of borrowed money to hurt you. What the Numbers Actually Show According to CNBC’s reporting on the collapse, Aschenbrenner’s fund held roughly $45 billion in assets at its peak, before margin calls forced the sale of its leveraged public stock positions — including major holdings like SK Hynix and CoreWeave — to Citadel at a discount, with the fund’s overall assets falling to around $10 billion within about 30 trading days (CNBC). TechCrunch’s coverage confirms Aschenbrenner had no prior professional trading experience before launching the fund in 2024, and that the losses came from both AI stocks falling and short positions in software companies moving the wrong way at the same time (TechCrunch). Meanwhile, the broader market has its own version of this concentration story. Reporting from Forbes notes that the “Magnificent Seven” technology stocks made up roughly a third of the S&P 500’s total market capitalization heading into 2026, with some advisors calling the resulting concentration risk a “legitimate concern” (Forbes). Separate reporting from CNBC put the figure as high as 35% to 40% of the index in recent trading, prompting some strategists to recommend equal-weighted alternatives to reduce that concentration (CNBC). The SEC’s own investor education office has published plain-language guidance on why borrowing to invest carries risks that go beyond the investment itself — including the fact that a broker can sell your securities to meet a margin call without waiting for you to act, and can do so without advance notice (SEC Investor.gov). It’s the kind of guardrail worth reading once, even if you never plan to use margin yourself. “Leverage is a thing to be used very judiciously and very carefully, because if you use it in a way that’s irresponsible, it can cost you everything.” — Tom Dupree The Reframe: This Isn’t a Bet on Whether AI Wins or Loses Dupree Financial Group’s Take Most of the commentary this week has been framed as a debate: Is AI spending going to pay off, or is it a bubble? That’s an interesting argument, and reasonable people disagree about it — Microsoft’s stock jumped double digits on one earnings report this year, while Oracle’s bonds have drawn scrutiny over its own AI-related spending. But that debate is largely beside the point for a retiree building income for the next 40 or 50 years. The actual lesson isn’t “buy AI stocks” or “avoid AI stocks.” It’s that when a market’s returns get concentrated in a small number of companies, your risk gets concentrated right along with it — whether you meant it to or not. That’s exactly why our approach starts with cash flow analysis, not headlines: dividend-paying companies across sectors like insurance, telecommunications, and financials keep generating income whether or not seven technology companies are having a good month. You get paid to wait, in good markets and choppy ones, instead of hoping a narrow slice of the market keeps carrying the whole index. What This Looks Like in Practice We build separately managed accounts around companies with a history of paying and growing their dividends, purchased when they’re out of favor and less expensive — not around chasing whichever seven stocks are dominating the headlines that quarter. Bonds play a role too: current income, lower volatility, and dry powder to buy good companies when the market temporarily marks them down for reasons that have nothing to do with their underlying business. None of this means avoiding growth, and it doesn’t mean the S&P 500’s biggest companies are bad businesses — several of them are genuinely excellent. It means not letting one basket, however impressive, decide the outcome of your retirement. All investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal, and no strategy removes that risk entirely. The goal is to understand it, size it appropriately, and build income you don’t have to sell into a downturn to access. Five Things to Check in Your Own Portfolio 1Pull up your 401(k) or IRA’s top ten holdings. Most plan providers list this on your statement or online dashboard. If you don’t see it, call and ask — it’s your money, and you’re entitled to know. 2Add up what percentage those top ten represent. If it’s a plain S&P 500 index fund, expect a meaningful chunk of your total to be concentrated in a handful of names, most of them technology companies. 3Ask whether that concentration matches your risk tolerance at your stage of life. A 35-year-old accumulating wealth can absorb more concentration risk than someone drawing income in retirement. 4Check whether you’re using any form of leverage or margin, even indirectly through certain funds or products, and make sure you understand exactly what happens if those positions move against you. 5Get a second set of eyes on the whole picture. It’s easy to know your account balance and much harder to know what’s actually driving it. That’s the gap a complimentary portfolio review is built to close. Frequently Asked Questions What is “concentration risk” in a stock market index? Concentration risk means a large share of an index’s total value — and therefore its performance — comes from a small number of companies. In a market-cap-weighted index like the S&P 500, the biggest companies carry the most influence, so a downturn in just a handful of names can drag down the whole index. Why did Leopold Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund lose so much money so quickly? Reporting indicates the fund used leverage as high as 400% on concentrated AI stock positions. When those stocks declined, the borrowed money amplified the losses, triggering margin calls that forced a distressed sale of the fund’s holdings within about a month. Should retirees stop investing in S&P 500 index funds? Not necessarily — index funds remain a legitimate, low-cost building block. The point is to understand what you actually own inside that fund, including how concentrated it has become, rather than assuming “index fund” automatically means “diversified.” What does “leverage” mean in plain English? Leverage means borrowing money to increase the size of an investment beyond what your own capital could buy. It can amplify gains, but it amplifies losses the same way — and if the investment’s value drops enough, the loan doesn’t shrink to match it. How can I tell how concentrated my own retirement portfolio really is? Start by looking up your fund’s top ten holdings and what percentage of the total they represent — most providers publish this. If you’re unsure how to interpret it, a portfolio review with an advisor can walk through what you actually own and why. The Close By the time you read this, Leopold Aschenbrenner’s fund will likely have faded from the headlines, replaced by whoever’s turn it is next — because, as history keeps showing us, there’s always a next one. But the question his week left behind isn’t really about him. It’s about whether you know what you own, and whether you’d be able to answer calmly if your own portfolio had a bad week. That’s the whole point of retiring on income instead of hope: you don’t need to guess right about which seven stocks win. You need a plan that keeps paying you regardless. Keep Learning Listen to the full episode — hear Tom, James Dupree, and Michael Dawahare walk through the Mag Seven earnings debate and this week’s market moves in more detail. Learn more about Dupree Financial Group — our fee-only, fiduciary approach and the team behind it. Schedule a complimentary portfolio review — see exactly how concentrated your own accounts are today. Tom Dupree Tom Dupree is the founder of Dupree Financial Group, a fee-only, fiduciary Registered Investment Advisory firm based in Lexington, Kentucky. He has spent 48 years in the investment business, starting as a municipal bond salesman in the late 1970s, and hosts The Tom Dupree Show, a weekly radio and podcast program covering the financial topics that matter most to retirees. About The Tom Dupree Show The Tom Dupree Show is hosted by Tom Dupree, founder of Dupree Financial Group and a 47-year veteran of the investment business. Each episode covers the financial topics that matter most to retirees and those approaching retirement — in plain English, without the Wall Street spin. Dupree Financial Group is a fee-only, fiduciary Registered Investment Advisory firm based in Lexington, Kentucky. The firm manages separately managed accounts focused on income-generating, dividend-paying portfolios — no products sold, no commissions, no conflicts of interest. Past episodes are available at dupreefinancial.com under the Radio tab. Schedule a Complimentary Portfolio Review If you’re not sure whether your retirement account is more concentrated in a handful of stocks than you’d like — we’ll take a look. No charge. No pressure. Just an honest conversation about what you own and whether it’s working for you. Call: 859-233-0400 | Visit: dupreefinancial.com All investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Past market performance discussed above refers to historical index and company data, not to the performance of any Dupree Financial Group account. Dupree Financial Group · Fee-only. Fiduciary. 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Rewind to 30 July–5 August 2006, when The Terminator went green, YouTube discovered the secret to going viral and one of sport's greatest victories started falling apart almost as quickly as it happened.
with guests Robbie Dupree, Franklin Vanderbilt and Pamela Sneed. Aired July 25, 2026
Air Week: July 13-19, 2026 The Influence of “Junker’s Blues” and R&B Telephone Songs The “Juke In The Back” is jumpin' this week as we take a look at the history and influence of the Champion Jack Dupree classic, “Junker's Blues.” He learned the tune from New Orleans boogie woogie pianist Drive ‘Em Down, but it was Dupree's recording that influenced Fats Domino, Lloyd Price and Professor Longhair. We'll also make some long distance rhythm & blues phone calls from Floyd Dixon, Sonny Terry, Muddy Waters and Big Walter. Grab a nickel and dig on the “Juke In The Back.” LISTEN BELOW
This week on Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we're joined by actor Robert Bockstael! With a career spanning voice acting, live-action television, and film, Robert shares stories from the many memorable roles that have made him a familiar face and voice to generations of fans. Robert reflects on his voiceover work in beloved animated series including The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, Dennis the Menace, RoboCop, Babar, Sailor Moon, and more, discussing the craft of bringing animated characters to life. He also looks back on his live-action Disney roles as Mr. Dupree in The Famous Jett Jackson and the Disney Channel Original Movie Jett Jackson: The Movie, as well as Richard Carlyle in the Disney Channel Original Movie The Scream Team. From recording in the voice booth to appearing on camera, Robert shares behind-the-scenes memories, career highlights, and the experiences that have shaped his decades-long career in entertainment.Connect with Robert:https://robertbockstael.com/Taping date: February 16, 2025Edited by: Mileshttps://www.youtube.com/@Miles02109Be sure to check out our website, where you can learn more about the podcast and find how to follow the Happy Nostalgia team:https://jakeshappynostalgiashow.weebly.com/Listen to the audio version wherever you find your podcasts:https://linktr.ee/JakesHappyNostalgiaShow
Is the Federal Reserve’s New Shake-Up Good or Bad for Your Retirement Income? By Tom Dupree, Founder, Dupree Financial Group Short answer: it’s genuinely both, and which one matters more depends on whether your retirement income is built to keep pace with rising costs. New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has launched a formal, five-part review of how the Fed operates — covering everything from how it talks to markets, to how it collects the inflation data that moves interest rates, to whether artificial intelligence is quietly reshaping the economy in ways the old playbook never anticipated. On this week’s episode of The Financial Hour, James Dupree, Mike Johnson, and Michael Dawahare sat in to break down what this shake-up actually means — and, more importantly, what it means for anyone relying on their portfolio to produce real, spendable income in retirement. Key Takeaways A new Fed chair is auditing the Fed itself — five task forces are reassessing communications, the balance sheet, data quality, and the inflation target. The Fed’s own bond portfolio carries an unrealized loss in the hundreds of billions — proof that duration risk applies to everyone, including the Fed. AI is cutting both ways on inflation — boosting productivity in some areas, raising input costs like memory chips in others. A tariff-driven price bump and true monetary inflation are not the same thing, and the difference matters for how policymakers respond. Income that doesn’t grow — money markets, CDs, old bonds — quietly loses ground to rising costs every year it sits still. Who Is Kevin Warsh, and Why Is He Changing How the Fed Operates? Kevin Warsh has been a student of the Federal Reserve for most of his career, and one of his first moves as chair was to launch five task forces to reassess the institution’s core functions: communications, balance sheet policy, data quality, productivity and jobs (including AI), and the inflation framework itself. According to CNBC’s reporting on the review, the task forces are directed to start from first principles and question existing practice rather than simply fine-tune it — Brown Brothers Harriman strategist Scott Clemons described the approach as “regime change, but in a velvet glove.” The philosophy behind it is simple: stop, assess, and pivot where needed — the same discipline any well-run company applies when a board challenges management on why things are done a certain way. Warsh is asking the Fed to do that to itself, publicly, for the first time in a long time. What Did the Federal Reserve Get Wrong in 2008 and 2021? To understand why this review matters, it helps to look at the Fed’s actual track record. In 2006 and 2007, as the housing market was cracking, the Fed’s regional offices were on record saying there was no housing problem. There was. Then, in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, the Fed held interest rates near zero for over a decade — a policy commonly called ZIRP — creating what our team described on-air as a “wet blanket” over markets that made honest price discovery difficult. The more recent example is fresher: in 2021, as trillions in pandemic stimulus moved through the economy, the Fed described the resulting price increases as “transitory.” They weren’t. Prices rose at the fastest pace in decades, and by the time policy caught up, households had already absorbed the damage — a miss the current review is squarely aimed at preventing from happening again. Why Does the Fed Have a Balance Sheet Loss in the Hundreds of Billions? Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, System Open Market Account (SOMA) Annual Reports, 2022–2025. Here’s a detail that surprises a lot of listeners: the Fed itself is sitting on a large paper loss. During the zero-rate years, the Fed bought enormous quantities of bonds with very low coupon payments as part of a policy known as quantitative easing. When interest rates rose in 2022, the market value of those bonds fell — the same way any bond’s price falls when rates rise. According to the New York Fed’s own 2025 System Open Market Account report, the unrealized loss on the Fed’s securities portfolio stood at $844.2 billion at the end of 2025 — down from over $1 trillion the year before, but still historically enormous. The Fed can’t easily sell these bonds without disrupting the very bond market it’s trying to stabilize, so for now, it’s simply absorbing the loss. It’s a useful, if uncomfortable, reminder: interest rate risk doesn’t spare anyone — not even the institution that sets interest rates. The Reframe: What the Fed’s Own Mistake Teaches Retirees About Bonds Here’s the part of this story that doesn’t show up in the news coverage of Warsh’s review: the Fed’s $844 billion paper loss isn’t just a Washington curiosity. It’s a live demonstration of the exact risk that quietly erodes many retirement portfolios. The Fed bought long-duration bonds when rates were near zero, on the assumption that those rates — and the value of those bonds — would hold. They didn’t. If the most sophisticated balance sheet in the world can misjudge duration risk that badly, it’s worth asking whether a retirement plan built around the same assumption — that a fixed-rate bond bought today will still meet your needs in ten or fifteen years — is really as safe as it feels. A bond doesn’t know what a gallon of milk costs in 2035. It just pays what it promised to pay in the year you bought it. This is precisely why our firm’s approach leans on dividend-paying, financially strong companies rather than a bond-heavy “set it and forget it” allocation. A healthy company’s board can raise its dividend as costs rise — a bond’s coupon is frozen the day you buy it. The Fed just proved, at a scale of nearly a trillion dollars, what happens when income doesn’t adjust to a changing rate environment. Retirees don’t have the option of just holding to maturity and calling the loss “unrealized.” That gap has to show up somewhere in a household budget. Is Artificial Intelligence Good or Bad for the Economy? One of Warsh’s five task forces is specifically looking at how AI affects productivity and jobs, and our hosts see it as a genuinely mixed picture. On one hand, AI is already making certain kinds of work dramatically more efficient; our hosts pointed to real examples of complex technical projects being completed in a fraction of the time they used to take. Historically, technology has tended to be deflationary — it lowers the cost of producing things over time. On the other hand, the buildout of AI infrastructure is pushing some costs up right now — memory chips being a clear example, which in turn affects the price of consumer electronics. So the net effect on inflation isn’t a simple yes-or-no answer. It depends on which part of the economy you’re looking at, and over what timeframe. What’s the Difference Between a One-Time Price Increase and Real Inflation? This distinction came up repeatedly in the episode, and it matters more than it sounds. A tariff, for example, can raise the price of a specific good once — that’s a one-time adjustment, not ongoing inflation. True inflation, by contrast, is a monetary phenomenon: more money in the system chasing the same amount of goods and services, which pushes prices up broadly and persistently. Our hosts noted that both the current Fed and Treasury leadership seem comfortable with modest inflation as long as wages are rising faster — a meaningfully different posture than in years past, and one that, if it holds, could support the kind of broader economic growth the country hasn’t consistently seen since before the 2008 financial crisis. How Can Retirees Protect Their Income From Inflation? This is where the conversation gets most practical for anyone at or near retirement. Money markets, CDs, and bonds purchased years ago don’t adjust for rising costs — the income they produce today is the same as it was when you bought them, even as your expenses climb. That’s not a flaw in those tools; it’s simply not what they’re designed to do. An income approach built around dividend-paying, financially strong companies works differently. When the underlying businesses are healthy, they have the ability to grow their dividend payments over time — even during flat or difficult markets — because a board’s decision to raise a dividend is separate from where the stock market happens to be on any given day. That’s the mechanism our team described as the foundation of an inflation-aware retirement income strategy: income with the potential to rise, rather than income that’s frozen in place. Frequently Asked Questions Is a little inflation actually a good thing? Fed and Treasury leadership have signaled comfort with modest inflation as long as wages are rising at a faster rate. The concern isn’t inflation existing at all — it’s inflation outpacing the income people rely on to cover their expenses. Why did the Fed call 2021 inflation “transitory” when it clearly wasn’t? The Fed’s framework at the time treated the post-pandemic price spike as temporary, tied to supply chain disruptions expected to resolve quickly. Instead, inflation persisted and accelerated well into 2022, now viewed as one of the Fed’s most consequential misreadings. Does AI cause inflation or reduce it? Both, depending on where you look. AI-driven productivity gains tend to be deflationary over time, the way most technology has been historically. But the current buildout of AI infrastructure is pushing up costs in specific areas, like memory chips, in the near term. Why don’t bonds and CDs keep up with inflation? A bond or CD generally pays a fixed rate of interest set at the time of purchase. As the cost of living rises afterward, that fixed payment buys less — there’s no built-in mechanism for the income to grow along with your expenses, the same dynamic that produced the Fed’s own unrealized loss. What should I actually do if I’m worried my retirement income isn’t keeping pace? Start by getting a clear picture of what you currently own and what income it’s actually producing versus what your expenses look like today. A complimentary portfolio review is designed to give you exactly that picture, with no obligation attached. The Bottom Line The Fed rethinking its own playbook is genuinely good news — a clear-eyed institution is better than a defensive one. But the more useful question isn’t what Washington does next. It’s whether your own income is built to grow, or built to sit still while everything around it gets more expensive. That’s a question worth answering before the next rate cycle makes it more urgent, not after. Ready to See Whether Your Portfolio Can Keep Up? If you’re not sure whether your portfolio’s income is actually keeping up with what things cost these days, that’s exactly the kind of question a complimentary portfolio review is built to answer. No charge, no pressure — just an honest look at what you own and whether it’s working for you. Call 859-233-0400 or schedule your complimentary portfolio review. You can also listen to more episodes of The Financial Hour, and learn more about our fee-only, fiduciary approach on our About Us page. About Tom Dupree: Tom Dupree is the founder of Dupree Financial Group and a 47-year veteran of the investment business. He hosts The Financial Hour, covering the financial topics that matter most to retirees and those approaching retirement in plain English, without the Wall Street spin. Regulatory Disclaimer Dupree Financial Group is a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. The information presented here is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice, a solicitation, or an offer to buy or sell any security. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. 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In this episode of the In-House Outliers podcast, Anna Richards speaks with Frances Dupree, Principal Customer Success Manager at Agiloft, about what e-billing implementation actually takes from someone who learned it the hard way.Frances spent over a decade moving through legal operations without knowing it had a name, working as a paralegal, procurement specialist, contract manager, and e-billing specialist before the title caught up with her work. At Inmar, she led a ground-up Brightflag implementation while simultaneously learning the company, and that experience became the foundation for everything she now teaches.The conversation covers why documenting your manual workflow is a prerequisite, not a starting point, for any system implementation, how to map a stakeholder landscape you can't fully see yet, and what happens when a GC doesn't recognize the work that just got done. Frances also shares what prompted her to launch her LinkedIn series, Legal Operations Playbook, to fill a gap she kept seeing in available resources around outside counsel spend management. She closes by reflecting on how her years as a customer will shape the kind of CSM she intends to be.
Internet favorite and TLC's Baylen Out Loud star Baylen Dupree-Dooley joins Bunnie alongside her husband, Colin Dooley, for a conversation that's funny, emotional, and guaranteed to change the way you think about Tourette syndrome.Baylen gets real about married life, navigating endometriosis while dreaming about future babies, and why GLP-1 medications have helped her with so much more than just weight loss. She also opens up about living with bipolar disorder and OCD, including the exposure therapy that literally had her rubbing horse shit on her hands to overcome her fear of germs.Then they dive into Baylen's Tourette syndrome journey—from years of misdiagnoses and being told she'd never fit into society to becoming one of the internet's biggest advocates and landing her own TV show. Baylen and Colin break down what people still get wrong about Tourette's, what life with tics actually looks like behind the scenes, their wildest fan encounters, and how they keep faith, communication, and date nights at the center of their marriage while balancing military life, reality TV, and everything in between.This episode will make you laugh, teach you something, and probably change the way you see Tourette syndrome, chronic illness, and mental health. Baylen is living proof that you don't have to fit into anyone else's box to build an incredible life.Baylen: Website | IG | TTColin: IG | TTWatch Full Episodes & More: YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
That is the trap. And it is compounded right now by something called recency bias — the tendency to assume that what has been happening will keep happening. Markets have gone up for a long time. New IPOs are capturing attention. There is enthusiasm in the air. And enthusiasm breeds complacency. People assume the funds that have been performing well will keep performing well, without checking whether the companies inside them still deserve their valuations. 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A dividend-income approach helps manage this risk by providing cash flow that reduces forced selling during down markets." } } ] } ] Should You Sell When the Market Drops? The Case for Staying Invested During Volatility By Tom Dupree, Founder — Dupree Financial Group | Last Updated: June 2026 | dupreefinancial.com I have been managing money for 47 years. In that time, I have watched investors survive crashes, recessions, a pandemic, and a handful of moments that felt — from inside them — like the whole thing was coming apart. The ones who came through it best almost never did it by being clever about timing. They did it by staying invested when everything in them said to get out. That sounds simple. It is not. Because when the market is dropping and the financial news is relentless and your account balance is going the wrong direction, selling feels like the rational move. It feels like you are finally doing something instead of just watching it happen to you. But here is what I have seen happen to the investors who acted on that feeling. They sold. They waited for things to settle down. And by the time they felt safe enough to get back in, the market had already recovered most of the ground they were trying to protect themselves from losing. The exit was imperfect. The re-entry was worse. And the cost of both — measured in missed growth and missed dividends — followed them for years. This post is about staying invested during market volatility — what that actually means in practice, when it is right to hold, and how dividend income changes the calculation entirely for anyone approaching or already in retirement. Key Takeaways The best market days happen during the worst ones. Research shows 76% of the market’s best single days occur during bear markets or in the first two months of a new bull run. Exiting to avoid the declines means missing the recoveries. Dividends solve a problem index funds cannot. Income from your holdings lets you cover living expenses in retirement without selling assets at depressed prices — the key to managing sequence of returns risk. Valuation is not the same as market fear. The right reason to sell a position is a change in the company’s underlying value or business fundamentals — not a falling stock price. Cash is a valuation call, not a retreat. Holding more cash than usual signals that current prices don’t offer enough compelling opportunities — it preserves capital and creates optionality. Knowing what you own is not optional. Without understanding your underlying holdings, market price movements become your only signal — and that is exactly when emotional decision-making takes over. Why Panic Selling Costs More Than the Drop Itself There is a number I come back to every time markets get rough, and it never stops being striking. Seventy-six percent of the stock market’s best single days over the past 30 years occurred either during a bear market or in the first two months of a new bull market. Think about what that means in practical terms. The days that do the most to rebuild a damaged portfolio almost never arrive when things feel safe. They arrive in the middle of the chaos — often within days of the worst declines. Fidelity’s data makes the cost of missing those days concrete. A hypothetical $10,000 invested in the S&P 500 from 1988 through 2024 grew to over $500,000 for a buy-and-hold investor. Miss just the 5 best days over that entire period and that gain shrinks by 38%. Miss the 50 best days and the $500,000 portfolio is worth under $40,000. Same time period, same starting amount — the only difference is whether you were in the market on a handful of days you could not have predicted in advance. Most investors who exit during a decline are not planning to miss 30 or 40 good days. They are planning to get back in when things settle down. But the settling down and the best days are not separate events. They are the same event. The investor who moved to cash in March 2020 — when the news was genuinely terrifying — locked in losses right before one of the fastest recoveries in market history. The recovery did not wait for the all-clear signal. “Income from the portfolio tilts the table in your favor — it puts time back on your side while you wait for price appreciation.” — Tom Dupree, Dupree Financial Group I have watched this play out with investors who were half right. They called a decline correctly. The market went down, just as they predicted. But it did not go down as far as they expected, so they never pulled the trigger to buy back in — and then the market moved up, and their window closed. Being right about direction and wrong about magnitude still cost them. A partial win that turns into a full loss. The ego piece matters too. Once someone has made a public call to get out, getting back in means admitting the exit was a mistake. I have seen investors stay on the sidelines for years rather than admit they were wrong. The market moved on. They did not. Why Retirement Investors Face a Different Problem Than Everyone Else For investors who are still accumulating — still adding to their portfolios every month — a market decline is a nuisance. It may even be an opportunity. They are buyers, and lower prices mean they get more for their money. For investors who are drawing from their portfolios to pay for their lives, a market decline at the wrong time is something far more serious. There is a specific name for it: sequence of returns risk. Retirement researcher Wade Pfau has quantified the magnitude of this effect: approximately 77% of a portfolio’s final retirement outcome can be explained by the returns of just the first ten years. The first decade is not just an early chapter in a long story. For most retirees, it is most of the story. Fidelity puts a dollar figure on it. Two hypothetical retirees each start with $1 million and withdraw $50,000 a year, experiencing the exact same set of annual returns over 30 years — just in reverse order. The retiree whose strong years come first finishes with over $3 million. The one whose losses arrive first sees the portfolio gone by year 27. Same returns. Same withdrawals. Different sequence. Completely different life. This is the problem that average returns and long-term market graphs do not show you. They assume you are a lump sum sitting patiently in the market for decades, untouched. Most retirees are not that. They are drawing money out regularly. And when you are drawing money out, the order of returns matters as much as the average of them. I have said this on the show, and I will say it again here: Wall Street will show you long-term averages because averages look good. But averages do not pay your electric bill in a down market. What pays your electric bill is income — dividends arriving in your account regardless of what prices are doing. How Dividend Income Changes the Calculus on Staying Invested When a stock pays a meaningful dividend, the decision to sell it is not just a price decision. It is also a decision to give up a stream of income — potentially forever. That changes the analysis. Take a position like AGNC, a mortgage REIT that carries an above-average dividend yield. The price moves around. But the income it generates is meaningful, consistent, and independent of what the stock is doing on any given Tuesday. Selling to avoid price volatility means giving up that income. And over time, the income you give up typically exceeds whatever you thought you were protecting yourself from. The same logic applies to long-held pipeline stocks. The dividend yield on those positions for new buyers today is far less attractive than it was when we established our stake years ago. But we have continued to hold because the income stream we are receiving — based on our original cost basis — is still excellent, and we do not believe we can replicate that income at current prices. This is the part of portfolio management that does not show up in most financial planning software. It is not just about what a stock is worth today. It is about what it pays you while you hold it. A stock that generates consistent income buys you time — time to wait through price volatility without being forced into a sale, time for the thesis on the business to play out, time for the market to re-price something it has temporarily misjudged. That is what I mean when I say income puts time back on your side. In retirement, time is the asset you have the least of. Dividends give some of it back. When Does It Actually Make Sense to Sell? Staying invested does not mean holding everything forever. The argument against panic selling is not an argument against selling. It is an argument for selling with a reason — a real, company-specific, valuation-grounded reason. We trim positions when the math stops making sense. Earlier this year, we reduced our oil company holdings. Not because oil was going to collapse. Not because the market scared us. But because when we looked at the valuations, the stocks had gotten expensive relative to what the underlying business was actually producing. The commodity prices and the stock prices had diverged to a point where the math no longer worked in our favor. That is a logical reason to take some off the table. We also sold Kroger. That one took a little more explanation to clients. Kroger looks like a grocery company. And it is. But a meaningful portion of Kroger’s profitability runs through its fuel stations. When gasoline prices rise and consumption falls, that profit driver weakens. Meanwhile, the grocery side of the business had to contend with sharply higher food prices — which does not help unit volume. The business model was under real pressure on two fronts. The stock price had not fully caught up with that reality. So we sold. Notice what both of those decisions have in common. Neither one was driven by where the S&P 500 was trading or what the Federal Reserve said last week. Both were grounded in a specific company, a specific business dynamic, and a specific valuation judgment. That process has to be built into how you manage a portfolio from the beginning — not invented in the middle of a panic. Investor Howard Marks captured it well: “You can’t predict, but you can prepare.” The preparation is knowing, in advance, what would cause you to sell a given holding. Price hitting a specific valuation threshold? A change in the company’s earnings power? A dividend cut? Define it before the market gets rough, so you are not making those decisions under pressure. “You can’t predict, but you can prepare.” — Howard Marks, investor and co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management What a Large Cash Position Really Signals Right now, Dupree Financial Group holds roughly 35% of client portfolios in cash and short-duration bonds. That is well above our historical norm. And I want to be specific about what that means and what it does not mean. It does not mean we think the market is about to crash. Nobody knows that. It does not mean we are sitting on our hands. Cash in this rate environment still generates a return. What it does mean is that when we look at current equity valuations broadly — across the sectors we know well, the companies we follow closely — we are having a harder time finding things we want to own at current prices. Valuations look stretched relative to what the underlying businesses can reasonably deliver. And when we cannot find things worth buying at the price the market is asking, holding cash is not a failure of nerve. It is a rational response to what the market is offering. Here is the result we can point to: portfolios with that 35% defensive allocation have delivered returns comparable to some fully-invested indexes. Protecting retirement capital while generating competitive returns with meaningfully less risk — that is not a bad outcome. It is actually the whole point. We are not a hedge fund required to be 100% deployed. We are managing retirement money. That means the risk profile — not the potential return — has to come first. The sell discipline flows from the risk profile. Everything else follows from that. The Real Problem With Most 401(k) Portfolios I talk to a lot of people approaching retirement who, when I ask what they own, tell me the names of their funds. Fidelity Target Date 2025. Vanguard Total Market. Some growth fund their HR department selected in 2011. They do not know the underlying holdings. They do not know their actual sector exposure. They do not know what percentage of the fund is in companies that have become very expensive over the past few years, and what percentage is in companies that are still reasonably priced. They do not know whether any of their holdings pay meaningful dividends. What they do know is the price of the fund. And when the price goes down, that is the only signal they have. No context, no analysis, no understanding of whether the drop reflects something real or just a broad market reaction that will pass. So they feel fear. And some of them act on it. That is the trap. And it is compounded right now by something called recency bias — the tendency to assume that what has been happening will keep happening. Markets have gone up for a long time. New IPOs are capturing attention. There is enthusiasm in the air. And enthusiasm breeds complacency. People assume the funds that have been performing well will keep performing well, without checking whether the companies inside them still deserve their valuations. The major indexes have also undergone significant rotation lately — the companies that led for the past several years are no longer the leaders. If you hold a broad index fund and have not looked inside it recently, the portfolio you thought you owned may be meaningfully different from the one you actually own today. Know what you own. Why you own it. And what conditions would cause you to make a change. That is not a complicated framework. But without it, you are flying on instruments you cannot read in weather you did not see coming. What to Actually Do: A Framework for Staying Invested Wisely Here is how we think about it at Dupree Financial Group — and how I would encourage any retirement investor to think about it: Understand each holding before volatility arrives. Know what every position is, what it pays, what would make you sell it, and what would make you add to it. This should be settled before the market gets rough, not improvised in the middle of it. Build income into the portfolio. Dividend-paying holdings provide cash flow that lets you meet retirement expenses without selling assets at depressed prices. This is the most direct and reliable way to manage sequence of returns risk. Sell on valuation, not on fear. If the stock price has risen well beyond what the business justifies — or if something has fundamentally changed in how the company earns money — that is a reason to trim or exit. A declining stock price, by itself, is not. In fact, a declining price in a good business is often a reason to consider adding. Treat cash as a judgment about opportunity, not a retreat from markets. Holding cash is a statement that you do not currently see enough value to deploy it. It keeps you liquid for when better opportunities appear. It is not the same as giving up on investing. If you do not understand your portfolio, get help before the next downturn. You should be able to articulate, in plain terms, what you own and why. If you cannot, find someone who can help you get there. Not a product salesperson — a fiduciary who charges a fee to give you advice that is actually in your interest. Frequently Asked Questions Should I sell my investments when the stock market drops? Selling during a market drop is one of the costliest decisions a retirement investor can make. Research from Hartford Funds shows that 76% of the stock market’s best single days occurred during a bear market or in the first two months of a new bull market. Investors who exit to avoid the declines frequently miss the recoveries that follow almost immediately — often within days. Unless there is a fundamental, company-specific reason to sell, staying invested has historically been the better outcome. How does dividend income protect a retirement portfolio during volatility? Dividend income provides a return that doesn’t depend on stock prices rising. When markets fall, dividends continue to arrive and can cover living expenses without forcing a sale at depressed prices. For retirement investors managing sequence of returns risk, income from dividends reduces or eliminates the need to liquidate holdings at exactly the wrong moment — which is when the long-term damage typically gets done. What is the right way to decide when to sell a stock? The sell decision should be grounded in company-specific valuation and fundamentals — not broad market fear. A position may warrant trimming when its price has risen well beyond what the underlying business justifies, when the dividend yield for new buyers has become unattractive, or when the company’s core business model has changed materially. Selling because the market is falling, absent a specific reason tied to that company, is rarely the right call. Can you successfully time the stock market to avoid losses? Consistent broad market timing has an extremely poor track record. Fidelity’s analysis shows that a hypothetical $10,000 invested in the S&P 500 from 1988 through 2024 grew to over $500,000 for a buy-and-hold investor — but missing just 5 of the best days reduced those gains by 38%, and missing the 50 best days left the investor with under $40,000. The best and worst days cluster together, so exiting to avoid the bad ones typically means missing the good ones too. Valuation analysis on individual holdings is a more reliable guide than macro market calls. What is sequence of returns risk and why does it matter in retirement? Sequence of returns risk is the danger that poor market returns early in retirement — combined with ongoing withdrawals — permanently damage a portfolio before it can recover. Retirement researcher Wade Pfau found that roughly 77% of a portfolio’s final outcome is explained by just the first ten years of returns. Fidelity’s research puts a dollar figure on it: two hypothetical retirees, each starting with $1 million and withdrawing $50,000 a year, experience the same returns over 30 years but in reverse order — one finishes with over $3 million, the other runs out of money by year 27. A dividend-income approach helps manage this risk by providing cash flow that reduces forced selling during down markets. The Close: What the Market Does Not Owe You I learned this one the hard way early in my career, and it cost me personally and it cost some of my clients. The market does not care that you own something. It does not reward loyalty. It does not notice that you’ve held a position through three bad quarters and deserve a good one. The market is just the market. In the long run, it prices things with reasonable efficiency. In the short run, it is highly inefficient — driven by fear, greed, momentum, and a hundred other forces that have nothing to do with the underlying value of the businesses you own. Your job — and our job — is to understand value well enough to hold when the market underprices something good, and to step back when it overprices something we used to like. To get paid while we wait, through dividends. To stay optimistic enough to keep doing this at all, because investing requires belief that businesses will create value over time and that human ingenuity will keep generating things worth owning. None of that is possible if you sell every time it gets uncomfortable. Staying invested is not a passive act. Done right, it is one of the most disciplined things an investor can do. Related Reading and podcasts: The Tom Dupree Show — Full Episode Archive Dupree Financial Group — How We Build Income Portfolios What Is a Fee-Only Fiduciary and Why Does It Matter? Schedule a Complimentary Portfolio Review If you’re not sure whether your portfolio is built to generate income through market volatility — we’ll take a look. No charge. No pressure. Just an honest conversation about what you own and whether it’s working for you. Call: 859-233-0400 | Visit: dupreefinancial.com About the Author Tom Dupree is the founder of Dupree Financial Group and has worked in the investment industry for 47 years. Dupree Financial Group is a fee-only, fiduciary Registered Investment Advisory firm based in Lexington, Kentucky, specializing in income-generating, dividend-paying portfolios for retirees and those approaching retirement. Tom hosts The Tom Dupree Show, a weekly radio program and podcast covering retirement investing topics in plain English. Dupree Financial Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. 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Knowing When to Sell Is Everything. The Tom Dupree Show | Dupree Financial Group | dupreefinancial.com | 859-233-0400 A sound sell discipline is one of the most overlooked parts of retirement investing — every investor knows how to buy a stock, but the moment that determines real wealth, or real loss, is the moment you decide to sell. In this episode of The Tom Dupree Show, Tom Dupree, Lead Advisor Mike Johnson, and in-house analyst James Dupree lay out the sell discipline that has guided Dupree Financial Group’s portfolios for decades. The conversation covers what triggers a trim, what triggers a full exit, and why waiting for someone else to tell you to sell is one of the costliest mistakes in investing. The team works through real examples — from Freddie Mac and WorldCom in the early 2000s to a local company that went up twenty times before going back to zero — and explains the framework behind each decision. Along the way, they address growth stocks, dividend payers, pipeline companies, oil stocks, and AI infrastructure plays, showing how the sell criteria differ by asset type even as the underlying discipline stays consistent. “Buying a stock is easy. Selling a stock — regardless of whether it’s up or down — is a lot harder to do.” — Tom Dupree Why Sell Discipline Matters in Retirement Investing Most investment conversations focus on what to buy. Sell discipline gets far less attention — yet it is the mechanism that actually converts paper gains into real money. As Tom put it on the show, you don’t realize anything until it’s sold. Dividends deliver income along the way, but capital appreciation only benefits you when you act on it. This is exactly the kind of sell discipline retirement investing question that Dupree Financial Group works through with every client. The team described the buy discipline as relatively straightforward: you find a company with a compelling valuation, a durable dividend, or a strong revenue growth story, and you build a position. The sell decision is far more nuanced because it involves not just the company’s fundamentals but also your portfolio’s overall risk profile, tax situation, current market conditions, and where you are in your financial life. Different Assets Require Different Sell Metrics One of the clearest takeaways from this episode is that sell criteria are not universal — they must be tailored to the type of asset you own. Growth stocks and AI companies often lack traditional earnings metrics, so James Dupree explained that the team evaluates them on revenue guidance and gross margin targets. When management demonstrates they can execute — beating their own guidance consistently — the market rewards them with premium valuations. When that execution story breaks down, or when the stock has priced in years of future growth, it is time to take some off the table. Dividend-paying stocks use a different lens: current yield. Tom described a stock the firm bought yielding 6.5% that now yields roughly 3.4% — not because the dividend was cut, but because the price nearly doubled. That yield compression is the market’s way of signaling that the optimism has been priced in. Capturing three years’ worth of dividends in two months of price appreciation is a compelling reason to trim. REITs are evaluated on price-to-adjusted cash flow rather than price-to-earnings. Pipeline companies may be held long past a traditional sell target because their dividend stream is so strong and growing that the income justifies continued ownership. Every sector, and every individual company within a sector, has its own intricacies. Trimming vs. Exiting: The Power of Partial Sales Mike Johnson emphasized that most sell decisions at Dupree Financial are not binary. Rather than exiting a position entirely, the team frequently trims — reducing a holding that has become overweight and redeploying the proceeds into money market as dry powder. That cash position carries real optionality: when a market pullback creates entry points in other names, the firm is already positioned to act. The team recently used this approach with oil stocks. Several integrated oil companies had appreciated 25–30% over the past year even as oil prices remained flat. The underlying businesses are excellent operators, but there is a ceiling on how much an oil company can grow — demand is finite, production costs are finite, and the economics do not allow for the kind of multiple expansion you can see in software or AI. Taking profits there freed up capital for infrastructure and reshoring plays that offer better forward returns at reasonable valuations. Risk Profile Is a Sell Signal Too Tom described a stock the firm added to significantly in April of the prior year — a diesel engine manufacturer that turned out to have strong AI-adjacent tailwinds. The position appreciated considerably. Even though the team still believed in the company, they trimmed because the position had grown so large it changed the portfolio’s overall risk profile. The question was not “do we still like this company?” but “does this concentration match what our clients are paying us to manage?” Similarly, a high-conviction AI holding trimmed in October had briefly become the largest position in the portfolio after rapid price appreciation. The mandate from clients calls for a diversified, income-oriented portfolio — not a concentrated bet on any single name, regardless of how strong the thesis is. The Emotional Traps: FOMO, Greed, and Legacy Holdings Tom shared two memorable examples of how emotions derail sell decisions. The first was a locally well-known company whose stock rose twenty times before collapsing back to zero. Investors who rode it all the way up — and all the way back down — had been told to take some off the table. They refused, emotionally unable to accept that paper gains only become real when you sell. The second example was a widow whose late husband had told her never to sell two particular stocks. She was holding roughly $300,000 in those two positions at a blended yield of about 2.1% — generating around $6,000 per year. A redeployment into holdings yielding 7% would have generated closer to $21,000 annually. The husband’s advice may have been reasonable at the time, but circumstances changed. Her income needs changed. The advice never got updated. Mike also drew the parallel to how individual investors today feel about broad index funds or the S&P 500 — looking at five-year performance charts and feeling unable to reduce exposure because “it might keep going up.” That mindset, he noted, is identical to the emotional pattern that preceded every major market drawdown. The antidote is asking a simple question: do the numbers still work for me if this drops 30% or 40%? The Tax Dimension of Selling In taxable accounts, selling is never just an investment decision — it is also a tax event. Tom and Mike outlined several strategies the firm uses to manage that dimension: Tax-loss harvesting: Selling positions with unrealized losses to offset realized gains elsewhere in the portfolio. The firm deliberately maintains a few losers for this purpose. Wash sale management: After harvesting a loss, you can repurchase the same security after 30 days and still recognize the tax benefit. Charitable gifting of appreciated shares: For long-held, low-basis positions, gifting shares directly to a charity allows the donor to take a deduction at full fair market value while the charity pays no capital gains tax. This also serves as a rebalancing tool — reducing concentration without triggering a taxable event. Stepped-up cost basis: For clients with health concerns, holding a highly appreciated position until death transfers it to heirs at the current market value, eliminating the embedded gain entirely. As the team noted: the right answer always depends on the individual’s situation — the tax shelter of the account, charitable inclinations, estate planning goals, and overall income needs. A Cautionary Tale from Wall Street Tom closed the first segment with a story from early in his career at a large brokerage firm. A prominent New York analyst had a buy list — the “focus list” — that brokers across the country used to build client portfolios. Through the late 1990s bull market, the list performed well, and the analyst became a star. When the market began its steep decline in 2000 through 2002, the analyst issued no sell ratings. He went quiet. Brokers and their clients waited for guidance that never came. Many lost significant sums as a result. The reason, Tom observed, was simple: issuing a sell rating would have been an admission that the original buy call was wrong. Professional reputation got in the way of professional responsibility. It is exactly why Dupree Financial conducts all research in-house, maintains an investment committee where theses are challenged regularly, and retains the authority to move quickly — without waiting for a third-party analyst to give permission. You can hear more episodes like this one on the Tom Dupree Show Radio archive. Frequently Asked Questions About Sell Discipline in Retirement Investing How do you know when to sell a stock? The best sell decisions are driven by valuation, not price alone. Before buying, establish the price or valuation level at which you would be satisfied selling. If the stock exceeds that target, revisit the thesis. For dividend stocks, watch current yield — when it compresses significantly due to price appreciation, the market may be pricing in too much optimism. For growth stocks, monitor revenue guidance and gross margin targets. The key is having objective criteria rather than letting emotion drive the decision. What is a sell discipline in investing? A sell discipline is a systematic, pre-defined set of criteria that guides when to reduce or exit a position — independent of emotion or market noise. It includes valuation targets, yield thresholds, risk profile limits, dividend sustainability checks, and tax considerations. Without a sell discipline, investors tend to hold winners too long out of greed and losers too long out of denial. Should I sell a stock that has doubled in price? Not necessarily — but a doubling in price is a strong signal to re-examine the thesis. If the stock is a dividend payer, check the current yield: a stock that once yielded 6.5% and now yields 3.4% purely because of price appreciation may have priced in years of future growth. In that case, trimming a portion and capturing gains as dry powder for redeployment is a disciplined approach even if the company itself remains strong. How do taxes affect the decision to sell a stock? In taxable accounts, selling at a gain triggers capital gains tax — either short-term (ordinary income rates) or long-term (lower rates, for assets held over one year). A key strategy is tax-loss harvesting: selling positions with unrealized losses to offset realized gains. You can repurchase the same security after 30 days under the wash sale rule. For highly appreciated, low-basis positions, gifting shares directly to charity avoids tax entirely for both donor and recipient. What is FOMO in investing and how does it cause mistakes? FOMO — fear of missing out — causes investors to hold positions long after a rational sell signal has appeared, because they fear the stock will keep rising after they exit. It also leads investors to hold falling stocks in denial, hoping for a recovery. Both behaviors stem from emotional decision-making rather than objective analysis. Having pre-established valuation criteria and working with an investment committee helps counteract FOMO and the paralysis it creates. Schedule a Complimentary Portfolio Review If you’re not sure whether your current portfolio reflects a real sell discipline — or whether you’re holding things longer than you should be — we’ll take a look. No charge. No pressure. Just an honest conversation about what you own and whether it’s working for you. Call: 859-233-0400 | Visit: dupreefinancial.com Dupree Financial Group is a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. The information presented on this program is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice, a solicitation, or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Investing involves risk, including the potential loss of principal. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Please consult with a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions. The post When to Sell a Stock: Sell Discipline for Retirement Investors | Dupree Financial appeared first on Dupree Financial.
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Click to Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Youtube-Subscribe-SoapDirt Beyond the Gates spoilers for the week from June 22nd to 26th show that Kat Richardson (Colby Muhammad) will have postoperative complications causing a major crisis. Leslie Thomas (Trisha Mann) returns to stir up trouble shortly after her daughter's life was saved. Anita Dupree (Tamara Tunie) and Vernon Dupree (Clifton Davis) are set to handle an unexpected situation concerning the Dupree family. BTG spoilers reveal that Anita visits Garland Memorial, showing kindness to Leslie in her time of need. Joey Armstrong (Jon Lindstrom) finds himself in a disagreement with Elon Hawthorne (Malachi Malik) regarding Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges). Meanwhile, the family anxiously waits for news of Kat and Eva Thomas (Ambyr Michelle), who are both undergoing surgeries. Beyond the Gates spoilers indicate that Danny Dupree (Karla Mosley), Nicole Dupree Richardson (Daphnee Duplaix), and Ted Richardson (Keith D. Robinson) watch in horror as doctors work on Kat, dealing with complications from her donor surgery. Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon) and Eva, feeling guilty about Kat's sacrifice, have a deep conversation following Eva's successful surgery. BTG spoilers hint at an argument between Anita and Vernon. Andre Richardson (Sean Freeman) has some probing questions for Danny. Also, Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett) reveals his fixation on Danny, causing tension with his daughter, Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne (Arielle Prepetit). Beyond the Gates weekly spoilers confirm that Haley Lawson (Marquita Goings) stumbles upon Danny and Bill's quiet argument. Meanwhile, Ted receives a surprising request, and Anita meets with Dr. Bauer for a significant update on her cancer treatment. BTG weekly spoilers show that Joey Armstrong (Jon Lindstrom) makes a proposition to Vanessa McBride (Lauren Buglioli). Also, Leslie makes an announcement that sends everyone into a panic. This episode was hosted by Belynda Gates-Turner for Soap Dirt. Visit our Beyond the Gates section of Soap Dirt: https://soapdirt.com/category/beyond-the-gates/ Listen to our Podcasts: https://soapdirt.podbean.com/ And Check out our always up-to-date Beyond the Gates Spoilers page at: https://soapdirt.com/beyond-the-gates-spoilers/ Check Out our Social Media... Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoapDirtTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoapDirt Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/soapdirt/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soapdirt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapdirt/
On episode 1204 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Melodie Aikels take a deep dive into the Beyond the Gates' disaster spectacular that brought The Young and the Restless' Newmans, Abbotts and Winters to Fairmont Crest. The DC trio shares what stood out to them, before digging into the meaty drama of the past week. From Victor Newman's (Eric Braeden) arrival by helicopter to Jack (Peter Bergman) and Diane (Susan Walters) dodging Tomas (Alex Alegria) and Kyle (Michael Mealor) and Hayley's (Marquita Goings) chemistry, they delve into the Genoa City guests at Martin's (Brandon Claybon) fundraiser. Should Kyle visit Fairmont Crest again in the future or Hayley set her sights on Kyle after scoring a fortune from Bill? The Young and the Restless dropped the ball on aligning its storylines with the crossover's continuity. Before the fundraiser kicked off viewers finally learned the idenitity of The Impaler. Super Joey Armstrong (Jon Lindstrom) saved Abby (Melissa Ordway) from a chandelier cake topper, but why was he so front and center in the disaster? Why wasn't he kicked out instead of being allowed to hang around. Why is Vanessa (Lauren Buglioli) so stupid? Kat (Colby Nixon) and Eva (Ambyr Michelle) trapped together provided great drama, but will anyone be on Kat's side when she doesn't want to donate a kidney to save her half-sister's life? Leslie (Trisha Mann-Grant) had some of the best singers of the event, but BTG still gave her moments of humanity as she searched for her missing daughter. Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett) and Dani (Karla Mosley) had sex in the elevator, but what does this mean for Dani and Andre (Sean Freeman)? Should BTG tell a who's the daddy storyline or should they leave a baby out of the picture? Andre professing his fear of losing Dani tore the DC hosts apart. Does Bill want back in the Dupree family? Martin went from being trapped under a tree to an asshole in the blink of an eye. A couple characters' wigs and eyebrows distracted the hosts from the drama. The tornado event definitely provided an opportunity for some actors to step up, while other actors stumbled under the weight of the special episodes. The hosts reveal their final thoughts on the Beyond the Gates / The Young and the Restless disaster crossover before rating the event. All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Bluesky: @DCConfidential, LukeKerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.
Where Did My Returns Go? The Cost of Mutual Funds and Annuities The Tom Dupree Show | Dupree Financial Group | dupreefinancial.com | 859-233-0400 Episode Description Time Stamps 00:00 Keep Truckin Intro 01:31 Show Opens Fees 03:22 Mutual Fund Basics 05:46 Share Classes Loads 07:14 Portfolio Fee Transparency 10:05 Tax Drag Distributions 14:01 Constraints Versus Drift 16:29 Managed Accounts Example 21:16 Break Segment Promo 22:05 Inflation Market Pinch 26:09 Mutual Fund Fee Reality 26:38 Annuities Insurance Wrapper 27:27 Index Annuity Caps 30:20 Fixed Annuity Tradeoffs 32:27 Immediate Annuity Inflation 37:32 Commissions And Incentives 40:29 Counterparty Risk Warning 44:30 Final Portfolio Checkup Most investors look at their mutual fund statement, see a return number, and assume that’s the whole story. It isn’t. Fees are deducted before that return ever reaches your statement, which means you could be paying anywhere from a fraction of a percent to well over 1.5% a year without it ever showing up as a line item. In this episode, Tom Dupree and Mike Johnson explain exactly how those costs are built into your returns — and why two people holding what looks like the “same” mutual fund can actually be paying very different amounts. The conversation also digs into a real-world example involving a major fund family, where a change to share class minimums forced a wave of investors to realize years of embedded capital gains — and a hefty tax bill — all at once. From there, Tom and Mike shift to annuities, breaking down how index annuities, fixed annuities, and immediate annuities are each priced, where the commissions come from, and why the financial strength of the insurance company behind the contract matters just as much as the product itself. Whether you’re holding mutual funds inside a 401(k), an IRA, or a taxable account — or you’ve been pitched an annuity recently — this episode gives you the questions to ask before you invest another dollar. “If you don’t know what you own in your portfolio — and why — that’s the first thing worth fixing.” Topics Covered How mutual fund fees get absorbed into your net return instead of appearing as a separate line item The difference between A shares, C shares, and institutional share classes — and why the same fund can cost twice as much depending on which one you hold What a 12b-1 fee is and who actually receives it Why actively managed funds tend to carry higher expense ratios than index funds How capital gains distributions can create a tax bill on gains you never benefited from A real example of how a fund family’s share class changes forced unexpected tax consequences on shareholders Portfolio constraints versus portfolio drift, and why both can work against you Index annuities, fixed annuities, and immediate annuities — how each is structured and where the cost is hidden Why surrender charges exist and how they relate to commissions Counterparty risk: why the insurance company’s own investments matter to your guarantee Key Takeaways Your net return already has the fee built in. Mutual fund statements show what’s left after fees are deducted — not a separate fee line — so two investors holding what looks like the same fund can actually be paying very different amounts depending on share class. Share class matters more than most investors realize. One example discussed in the episode showed a global fund charging roughly 0.8% on its A shares versus 1.8% on its C shares — more than double, for the same underlying portfolio. Tax inefficiency can be just as costly as the stated fee. Because mutual funds are pooled investments, other shareholders’ buying and selling can trigger capital gains distributions you owe taxes on — even if you never participated in those gains. A fund’s holdings can drift far from what you originally bought. Without firm constraints, a manager’s strategy can shift significantly over a few years, leaving you holding something very different from what your original research showed. Annuities are mutual funds wrapped inside an insurance contract — and you pay for both layers. Whether it’s an index annuity’s capped participation rate or a variable annuity’s rider fees, the cost is built into the structure even when it isn’t itemized. Surrender charges exist largely to recoup the seller’s commission. Annuity commissions can run as high as 6–8%, and the multi-year surrender schedule helps the insurance company recover that cost if you withdraw early. The insurance company’s financial strength is part of what you’re buying. An annuity’s guarantee is only as good as the company behind it — and recent industry reporting has noted that some insurers are taking on more investment risk, including exposure to private credit, than before the 2008 financial crisis. Transparency is something you’re entitled to ask for. Whether it’s a mutual fund, an annuity, or a managed account, you have the right to know exactly what you own, what it costs, and where your income is coming from. About The Tom Dupree Show The Tom Dupree Show is hosted by Tom Dupree, founder of Dupree Financial Group and a 47-year veteran of the investment business. Each episode covers the financial topics that matter most to retirees and those approaching retirement — in plain English, without the Wall Street spin. Dupree Financial Group is a fee-only, fiduciary Registered Investment Advisory firm based in Lexington, Kentucky. The firm manages separately managed accounts focused on income-generating, dividend-paying portfolios — no products sold, no commissions, no conflicts of interest. Past episodes are available at dupreefinancial.com under the Podcast tab. Schedule a Complimentary Portfolio Review If you’re not sure whether the funds or annuities in your portfolio are quietly costing you more than you realize, we’ll take a look. No charge. No pressure. Just an honest conversation about what you own and whether it’s working for you. Call: 859-233-0400 | Visit: dupreefinancial.com Dupree Financial Group is a fee-only, fiduciary, SEC-registered Registered Investment Advisor. The information presented in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered a solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Please consult with a qualified professional before making any financial decisions.The post Hidden Fees in Mutual Funds & Annuities | The Tom Dupree Show appeared first on Dupree Financial.
In this episode of Five to Thrive Live, Dr. Beth DuPree, breast surgeon, integrative physician, and author, shares about one of the body's most powerful yet overlooked systems: the vagus nerve. From sleep and mood to energy, immunity, and resilience, the vagus nerve plays a central role in how we feel and function every day. Dr. DuPree unpacks the science and shares practical insights on how understanding and supporting this critical pathway can transform your health in ways you may not expect.Five To Thrive Live is broadcast live Tuesdays at 7PM ET and Music on W4CS Radio – The Cancer Support Network (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com).Five To Thrive Live Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Media (www.talk4media.com), Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com), iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible, and over 100 other podcast outlets.
Maybe medicine will end cancer. Maybe. But the medical institution has spent more than 50 years and tens of billions of dollars trying without meaningful success. We have to try a new paradigm. Which is what Dr Beth du Pree is doing. She cut out cancer in her patients for 35 years, now she believes the solution is to stop cancer before it even manifests by healing our bodies mind, body, electric and soul.Beth DuPree, MD, is a trailblazing surgeon, integrative medicine physician, and healer who has spent more than 35 years at the forefront of breast cancer care, cancer survivorship and healthcare leadership. She is an author, nationally sought-after keynote speaker, and founder of The Healing Consciousness Foundation. Dr. DuPree is medical advisor to breakthrough electroceutical technology companies and is certified in psychedelic-assisted therapy. She is shaping the future of medicine and healing with her belief that bioelectric medicine and plant medicine will transform how we understand, deliver, and experience healing.Contact Website: https://drbethdupree.comJoin us as we explore:From 35 years as a surgeon to practicing and advocating the need for integrative, psychedelic and bioelectrical medicine if we have any chance of actually beating cancer. A cancer prevention masterclass, and why the first line of defense is education not medication.ACEs scores and the 200% increased chance of developing cancer.Bioelectric medicine, ICR, bioelectric medical tools like SignalPatch, vagus nerve treatment, HRV and how the body knows how to heal when in the right frequency.Preventing toxins coming in and the best ways to excrete them out. Bone density scores, strength training and the fear-mongering around HRT based on one very flawed study.MentionsProduct - mindvybe, https://mindvybe.com Product - SignalRelief, https://signalrelief.com Get 20% OFF with discount code THRIVEDocumentary - The HealthCare Cure, https://thehealthcarecure.comProduct - ICR, https://www.seqex.it/enProduct - ICR, https://lifelift.live/Support the showFollow Steve's socials: Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | TikTokSupport the show on Patreon:As much as we love doing it, there are costs involved and any contribution will allow us to keep going and keep finding the best guests in the world to share their health expertise with you. I'd be grateful and feel so blessed by your support: https://www.patreon.com/MadeToThriveShowSend me a WhatsApp to +27 64 871 0308. Disclaimer: Please see the link for our disclaimer policy for all of our content: https://madetothrive.co.za/terms-and-conditions-and-privacy-policy/
Episode Summary What do you do when you discover something that could harm patients—and the system doesn't want to hear it? In this powerful episode, Dr. Amy Vertrees sits down with renowned breast surgeon Dr. Beth Dupree to discuss her extraordinary journey after identifying multiple missed breast cancer diagnoses within a healthcare system. After discovering what initially appeared to be a single missed cancer, Dr. Dupree followed established quality and reporting pathways only to uncover a much larger pattern. What followed was years of advocacy, resistance, investigation, personal sacrifice, and ultimately transformation. The conversation explores not only healthcare accountability but also physician resilience, moral injury, leadership, healing, and the courage required to continue speaking up when the personal cost becomes significant. About Dr. Beth Dupree Beth Dupree is a nationally recognized breast surgeon, educator, author, and pioneer in integrative breast cancer care. Over her career she: Built nationally recognized breast programs Trained breast surgical oncology fellows Led quality and safety initiatives Developed innovative survivorship programs Authored multiple books on healing and survivorship Became a national voice for patient-centered cancer care Key Topics Discussed Following the Evidence Dr. Dupree shares how a routine consultation led her to discover a missed breast cancer diagnosis that had been visible on imaging for years. Rather than dismissing concerns, she followed the data and pursued further investigation. Key lesson: Sometimes the first problem you find is only the beginning. When the System Pushes Back The episode explores what happens when: quality concerns are raised physicians challenge established processes institutional interests conflict with transparency Dr. Dupree discusses navigating: internal quality reviews hospital administration external reviewers medical boards media investigations The Emotional Cost of Advocacy One of the most powerful sections of the conversation centers on the personal impact of advocacy. Topics include: moral injury professional isolation burnout PTSD physician identity Dr. Dupree describes what it feels like to know something is wrong while feeling unable to protect patients in the way she believed they deserved. Courage Versus Comfort A central theme emerges throughout the discussion: Doing the right thing does not guarantee an easy outcome. The conversation explores: professional courage integrity under pressure speaking up despite consequences choosing values over comfort Healing the Healer The latter part of the episode shifts toward recovery and transformation. Dr. Dupree shares her journey through: trauma recovery integrative medicine survivorship care psychedelic-assisted therapy education vagal nerve regulation innovative approaches to healing The discussion examines how physicians can learn to care for themselves while continuing to care deeply for patients. The Future of Medicine Dr. Dupree challenges surgeons to think beyond traditional treatment models and remain open to innovation. Topics include: survivorship care whole-person healing bioelectric medicine mental health support quality of life after treatment Memorable Quotes "Being right about something in a health system is not always the easy path." "You cannot work in a system where you are not respected, heard, and valued." "The truth sets people free." "Bless the thing that breaks you down and cracks you wide open." "Personal courage is what changes medicine." "Sometimes the greatest gift comes from the hardest experience." Key Takeaways ✅ Patient advocacy sometimes requires personal courage ✅ Following proper channels does not always guarantee action ✅ Moral injury can have profound effects on physicians ✅ Healing matters for doctors as much as patients ✅ Innovation often begins by listening deeply ✅ Integrity is often tested when the stakes are highest ✅ The experiences that challenge us most can transform our careers Who Should Listen Surgeons Physicians in leadership Residents and fellows Quality and safety leaders Healthcare administrators Physicians experiencing moral injury Anyone interested in healthcare culture and patient advocacy Connect with Dr. Beth Dupree Social Media: @drbethdupree Author of The Healing Consciousness Contributing author in Women in Surgery Speaker, educator, and advocate for integrative cancer care
Baylen Dupree-Dooley opens up about navigating a new chapter of life as she balances married life, filming with TLC, and living with Tourette syndrome in the public eye. She shares the realities of maintaining relationships while cameras are rolling, managing daily challenges that come with Tourette's, and staying authentic through the highs, pressures, and unexpected moments of life on and off screen. Bobbys World Merchandise from Retrokid: https://retrokid.ca/collections/bobbys-world Howie Mandel Does Stuff available on every Podcast Platform Visit the Official Howie Mandel Website for more: https://www.howiemandel.com/ Howie Mandel Does Stuff Merchandise available on Amazon.com here https://www.amazon.com/shop/howiemandeldoesstuff Join the "Official Howie Mandel Does Stuff" Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HowieMandelPodcast/ Thanks to our Sponsor: Ever go from freezing to sweating in minutes? Tempagenix Performance Wear was created to help keep your temperature more balanced so you can stay comfortable throughout the day. Using Outlast® technology, originally developed for space suits, the fabric absorbs and releases heat to help regulate temperature whether you're at the gym, at work, or running errands. Because nobody wants to feel like a human thermostat stuck on shuffle, head to shop.tempagenixperformancewear.com and use code “HOWIE” for 25% off plus free shipping. After decades judging talent, I've seen what holds an audience, and let's face it.. kids books are losing the attention war to videos. The secret to winning kids back? Putting them center stage with StarredIn. The Treasury stars your child in 15 stories with 120 custom illustrations, holding their attention long enough to spark a reading habit. Plus, their app uses narration and word highlighting to build confident solo readers. Make your kid the star at StarredIn.com and use code HOWIE to save today.. Reducing inflamation from a celular level is what molecular hydrogen has been studied to do. Pure One system offers multiple and simple ways to incorporate this into your everyday routine. Passionate about taking control of your own health? Use code Howie at meetpureone.com Some days focus comes easy, and other days it feels like the brain is still loading. MYCL Wellness offers clean, thoughtfully formulated mushroom gummies made with Lion's Mane, Cordyceps, and Cognizin® Citicoline, designed to support clarity, steady energy, and everyday productivity in a simple routine. Vegan, organic, and gluten-free, they're made to fit seamlessly into a busy lifestyle. For a limited time, use code HOWIE20 to get 20% off at MYCLWellness.com. Say Hello to our house band Sunny and the Black Pack! Follow them here! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlackMediaPresents TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blackmediapresents Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/01uFmntCHwOW438t7enYOO?si=0Oc-_QJdQ0CrMkWii42BWA&nd=1&dlsi=a9792af062844b4f Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SunnyAndTheBlackPack/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackmediapresents/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/blackmediapresents Twitter: twitter.com/blackmedia @howiemandel @jackelynshultz @baylen_dooley
To support Drinks in the Library and listen to ad-free episode and additional bonus content, subscribe on PatreonIn Nikesha Elise Williams' The Seven Daughters of Dupree, it's 1995, and fourteen-year-old Tati is determined to uncover the identity of her father. But her mother, Nadia, keeps her secrets close, while her grandmother Gladys remains silent about the family's past, including why she left Land's End, Alabama, in 1953. As Tati's search deepens, she uncovers a legacy of family secrets, where every generation of Dupree women has posed more questions than answers.GuestEven as she pursued degrees in Textile Technology, Organizational Leadership and finally, Adult Education, Rhonda McKnight's love for books and desire to write stories was always in the back of her mind. She loves reading and writing stories that touch the heart of women through complex plots and interesting characters in crisis. She writes from the comfort of her South Carolina home. Don't miss her latest books of women's fiction Bitter & Sweet, and Writer in Residence, which you can pre-order now and will be published on September 8, 2026! You can find Rhonda on Instagram & Threads @AuthorRhondaMcKnight.Southern Peach Sweet TeaIngredients4 black tea bags4 cups water3 ripe peaches, sliced1/2 to 3/4 cup sugarIceFresh peach slices for garnish (optional)DirectionsBring 4 cups of water to a boil Turn off the heat and add the tea bags. Let the tea steep for about 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags.Add the sliced peaches and sugar to the hot tea. Stir until the sugar dissolves.Let the peaches sit in the tea for about 20 minutes so the flavor comes through.Pour the tea through a strainer into a large pitcher or bowl and allow to cool.Fill mason jars with ice and pour in the peach sweet tea.Garnish with fresh peach slices if you like, and serve cold.
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Click to Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Youtube-Subscribe-SoapDirt Beyond the Gates spoilers for May 18-22, 2026 indicate that Samantha Richardson (Najah Jackson) finds herself in a panic when her escort for cotillion doesn't show up. Joey Armstrong (Jon Lindstrom) is forced to make a drastic decision as time runs out for the red ring. This week also witnesses a hailstorm of bullets, resulting in a tragic death. Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges) and Bradley 'Smitty' Smith (Mike Manning) are drawn into a suspicious meeting, with Leah (Terra Jole) potentially at the helm. In a dramatic twist, Derek Baldwin (Ben Gavin) catches Grayson in a room with a locked cabinet, leading to significant tension. BTG spoilers reveal that the Dupree ladies, including Nicole Dupree Richardson (Daphnee Duplaix), Chelsea Hamilton (RhonniRose Mantilla), Kat Richardson (Colby Muhammad), and Dani Dupree (Karla Mosley), come together to prepare for Samantha's cotillion. Nicole's welcoming attitude towards Eva (Ambyr Michelle) contrasts sharply with Kat's. Spoilers for Beyond the Gates divulge that Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett) interrogates Hayley Lawson (Marquita Goings), with hopes of gaining insight into her past. The raid on the warehouse takes an unexpected turn as Elon Hawthorne (Malachi Malik) and his team gatecrash the event, leading to a burst of gunfire and a fatal shooting. BTG spoilers suggest that The Cotillion event takes a surprising turn as Vanessa McBride panics when her phone calls go unanswered. Nicole finds herself dealing with an unforeseen crisis which could potentially be related to her granddaughter. Amidst all the chaos and tension, Jessica and Samantha make their debut as Nicole and Dani introduce the Debs and their escorts. More Beyond the Gates spoilers expect that tension is mounting over who will be crowned the platinum Deb of the cotillion. Vanessa has questions for Joey, while the fallout of the warehouse raid continues to shock Ashley (Jen Jacob) and Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne (Arielle Prepetit) the week of 5/18-5/22/2026. This episode was hosted by Belynda Gates-Turner for the #1 Soap Opera Channel, Soap Dirt. Visit our Beyond the Gates section of Soap Dirt: https://soapdirt.com/category/beyond-the-gates/ Listen to our Podcasts: https://soapdirt.podbean.com/ And Check out our always up-to-date Beyond the Gates Spoilers page at: https://soapdirt.com/beyond-the-gates-spoilers/ Check Out our Social Media... Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoapDirtTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoapDirt Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/soapdirt/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soapdirt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapdirt/
On this episode of the SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel interviewed Paris Dupree, Vice President, Senior Counsel in Business and Legal Affairs at OneTeam Partners.Prior to joining OneTeam, Dupree served as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at JPMorgan Chase, where she led and negotiated major sponsorships and partnerships across the company's Sports, Entertainment, Media, and Brand businesses—including the firm's partnerships with Madison Square Garden, the US Open, and the Chase Center, as well as global events such as the JPMorgan Corporate Challenge, the world's largest corporate running event. Her early career was shaped at leading law firms, including Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Pepper Hamilton LLP (now Troutman Pepper LLP), and Cooley LLP, where she gained significant experience in venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and advising private equity funds and growth-stage companies across technology, life sciences, and digital media sectors. A proud graduate of Brown University, Dupree earned her degree in Organizational Studies: Commerce, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship. While at Brown, she was captain of the Women's Lacrosse Team, earning First-Team All-Ivy and Academic All-Ivy honors, and also competed in basketball as a dual-sport athlete her freshman year. In 2010, she was selected to the U.S. National Women's Lacrosse Team—the first Brown player in more than a decade to earn that honor. She was recently inducted into Brown University's Athletic Hall of Fame, recognizing her enduring contributions to the university's athletic legacy. Dupree later earned her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School. Dupree's leadership and impact extend beyond her professional role. She was recognized as the 2024 Young Woman Professional Award recipient by the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce, honoring her professional excellence and community contributions. She currently serves on Brown University's President's Advisory Council on Athletics & Recreation, focusing on long-term strategic planning, and as a member of the Board of Trustees at Sanford School, an independent, college preparatory school in Hockessin, Delaware, where she plays an active role in advancing the school's mission, shaping strategy, and strengthening community engagement. Dupree resides in Wilmington, Delaware, with her husband, Vern, and their 5-year-old son, Cairo. Family is central to who she is, and she can often be found cheering on her husband and father's Delaware State Hornets basketball team or supporting Cairo's activities. Paris Dupree:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parisdupree/Chapters02:07 Understanding One Team Partners' Role in Sports Licensing03:58 Commercial Partnerships and Their Impact on Athletes08:07 Structuring Fair Deals for Players and Brands09:59 Collaboration with Player Associations12:06 The Fun and Meaningful Aspects of Paris's Job14:11 Paris's Athletic Background and Its Influence18:03 The Similarities Between Sports and Business22:04 Mentorship and Leadership in Paris's Career30:17 The Future of Sports and Player Opportunities
This week, Gare and I talk about books we think deserve adaptations ASAP! Gare also brought a messy icebreaker to the episode. Books We Talked About Good People by Patmeena Sabit The Anniversary by Alex Finlay Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson Secret Lives of Murderers Wives by Elizabeth Arnott Into the Blue by Emma Brodie Night Watcher by Stephanie Woolsoncroft She Drinks the Light by Yasmin Angoe Ours Is a Tale of Murder by Nora Murphy The Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise Williams Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll Check Out Author Social Media PackagesCheck out the Bookwild Community on PatreonCheck Out My Stories Are My Religion SubstackGet Bookwild MerchFollow @imbookwild on InstagramOther Co-hosts On Instagram:Gare Billings @gareindeedreadsSteph Lauer @books.in.badgerlandHalley Sutton @halleysutton25Brian Watson @readingwithbrianMacKenzie Green @missusa2mba
Here's a question worth sitting with before we get into it: when's the last time a new hire walked into your organization and really landed? Not just completed their paperwork, not just got their badge and their laptop — but actually felt like they understood where they were, why it mattered, and where they fit in it? Because if you're like most employers, you're probably conflating two things that are doing very different jobs. Orientation and onboarding. They're not the same thing, and treating them like they are is quietly costing your people.Today, Kyle Pardo and Annette Dupree from AIM HR Solutions are here to untangle them — what each one is actually supposed to do, where AI can genuinely help and where it absolutely cannot, and how a thoughtful, intentional new hire experience can be the difference between a great long-term hire and a frustrating early exit.AIM members can reach the HR Helpline at 800-470-6277 or helpline@aimnet.org for inquiries Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST. Email requests will be responded to within 24 hours. AIM HR Solutions Training CatalogAIM members can reach the HR Helpline at 800-470-6277 or helpline@aimnet.org for inquiries Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST). Email requests will be responded to within 24 hours.
Host Emily is joined by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author of the 2026 Reading Across Rhode Island selection Happy Land, to discuss the themes of family and community in her book. They also dig into strong sisterhood bonds, Queen Charlotte, and crab cakes. In the Last Chapter, Emily asks: is there a character from a book whose story you'd like to see get a different ending? Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow. Books Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise Williams After the Fall by Edward Ashton Browse books by Kate Quinn in the library catalog Media Moonlight (2016) Bridgerton (2020- ) Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Other Dolen Perkins-Valdez Reading With Robin Rhode Island Center for the Book
Host Emily is joined by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author of the 2026 Reading Across Rhode Island selection Happy Land, to discuss the themes of family and community in her book. They also dig into strong sisterhood bonds, Queen Charlotte, and crab cakes. In the Last Chapter, Emily asks: is there a character from a book whose story you'd like to see get a different ending? Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow. Books Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise Williams After the Fall by Edward Ashton Browse books by Kate Quinn in the library catalog Media Moonlight (2016) Bridgerton (2020- ) Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Other Dolen Perkins-Valdez Reading With Robin Rhode Island Center for the Book
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Find out more about Jen Dupree her other books and her upcoming book events at her website, jenniferdupree.com You can order her book Slow Motion: A Memoir of Friendship, Disability & Advocacy from her publishers website, Islandport Press.Sign up for Michelle Redo's Newsletter The Re-do at michelleredo.com
Suggested Materials Jesse Jackson's going home was long, but they sent him home good. Jesse Jackson's Funeral Reality show about funeral home owners Buried by the Bernards The connection between vampires and tuberculosis Lore: They Made A Tonic Drama series about Victorian era stock brokers The Foresytes The Great Smog of London shows how bad pollution can be The Great Smog of London The Crown S1E4 Melissa met Katrina Jackson and now they are besties Katrina Jackson Evens Steamy Lit Con is having financial troubles @steamylitcon Bring back shame @jcubedhax Anne Rice did not like fan fiction @tellthebeees Required Reading De I, Medusa by Ayana Gray Melissa The Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise Williams Tiffany Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson Credits Hosts: Melissa, Tiffany, De Producer: De Writing Team: Melissa, Tiffany, De Editor: De Audio Production: De Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield Social Media: Melissa, Storm
In this special live episode from Atlanta, Noam Weissman sits down with journalist and author Yardena Schwartz to explore two of the most contested places on earth: Al-Aqsa and Hebron. Drawing on Yardena's book Ghosts of a Holy War, they unpack six pivotal but underknown moments in the conflict's history, from the 1903 Kishinev pogrom to the 1977 Mahapach. Along the way, they trace how disinformation, religious identity, and competing claims to sacred ground shaped the crisis we see today. Please follow Yardena Schwartz's website and learn more about Ghosts of a Holy War. https://www.yardenaschwartz.com/ https://www.instagram.com/yardenas Filmed live at The Dupree: www.thedupree.org Visit jewishlives.org to explore and buy books from the Jewish Lives book series. Use the discount code JLIFE to get a discount. Check out this episode on Youtube. This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media brand .------------------- For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out: Jewish History Nerds Soulful Jewish Living Stars of David with Elon Gold Wondering Jews
We're attempting to define the quintessential We Love the Love movie this week as we look at the Russo brothers' much-maligned 2006 comedy You, Me and Dupree, starring Matt Dillon, Kate Hudson, and Owen Wilson. Join in as we discuss the Russos' pre-Marvel career, a hilariously miscast Seth Rogen, comedy Lance Armstrong, and several episodes of The Newsroom. Plus: Why is Michael Douglas's character so unhinged? What was Dupree's job at the start of the movie? Should married people have friends of any kind? And, most importantly, which character is "you" and which is "me"? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Yours, Mine, and Ours (2005)------------------------------------------------------Key sources and links for this episode:"The Russo Brothers are Directing Marvel's Biggest Blockbusters, but They're Modeling Their Career after Stephen Soderbergh" (IndieWire)"That Time Steely Dan Wrote a Letter Trashing Owen Wilson to His Own Brother" (VICE)"The Russo Brothers, Marvel's Money-Minting Directors, Reveal their Secret Weapons" (The Hollywood Reporter)"Family Dynamic" (DGA Quarterly)
It's all about AI personhood this week as we discuss the doomed romances of Spike Jonze's 2013 Best Picture nominee Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, and a disembodied Scarlett Johansson. Join in as we discuss our favorite digital characters, phone sex with Kristen Wiig, and the strange experience of watching this movie in the age of ChatGPT. Plus: Why was Samantha Morton replaced as the voice of the OS? Does Theodore really own the rights to those letters? And, most importantly, what really happened when the AIs ascended? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: You, Me, and Dupree (2006)------------------------------------------------------Key sources and links for this episode:"Him and Her: How Spike Jonze Made the Weirdest, Most Timely Romance of the Year" (Vulture)"Behind the Preplanned Oscars Selfie" (Wall Street Journal)"ChatGPT Launching Talking AI that Sounds Exactly like Scarlett Johansson in Her - On Purpose?" (Entertainment Weekly)"Did the System Update Ruin Your Boyfriend? Love in a Time of ChatGPT" (The Guardian)"The Son King of Hollywood" (Vulture)
Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.In the world's most dangerous working environments it can seem like everything is out to kill you. The equipment you use. The materials you work with. The very air you breathe. Stored energy is a coiled viper waiting for the right moment to lash out. Owners, manufacturers, contractors, and beyond have developed safety protocols to combat STCKY, that is, Stuff That Can Kill You. Gravity, Motion, Mechanical, Electrical, Pressure, Sound, Radiation, Biological, Chemical, Temperature. This season is all about the means of murder as authors put our STCKY detective skills to the test. This is Season 9, Stuff That Can Kill You.This is Episode 6, where Electricity is our STCKY means of death. This is Charbroiled by Jim Winter.Teasdale has a crispy critter on his hands, a victim of his own stupidity. But who is he? Teasdale needs our help to put a name on the toe tag. The potential victim, in the order they were mentioned, are:• Hunter Marsh, drywaller• Randy Overton, drywaller• Toby Zyan, electricianHere's what Teasdale knows:During a Lake Erie storm, someone decided to tamper with the substation feeding Buckland Township. Responding to the outage, the utility crew discovered the body of a person killed by arc flash. There are no visually identifying features remaining.Next to the body was a gold ring. It was determined to belong to Hunter MarshA pick-up truck found near to the substation belonged to Randy Overton, a dry wall installer who is reported to be terrified of electricityA separate pick-up truck was found off a state route. It was filled with five dead animals, a case of cheap beer, and an oversized box of chips. The truck traced back to Hunter Marsh.The Dupree Crew was suspected of orchestrating burglaries at homes where Dupree's construction crew worked. The crew's MO was to go in while the residents were gone, steal tools, alcohol, and snacks, the lock up behind them.Caretaker Culpepper was checking on his client's houses when he found four generators were disabled. Only the house of the star basketball player was broken into.Dupree reported that they were planning to burgle the four homes when Marsh wanted to back out. Overton took Marsh's ring telling him he could have it back when the jobs were done.Who is Teasdale's crispy critter?Jim Winter is a software developer and vinyl addict from Cincinnati. He is married to a blessed woman who tolerates his love of LPs. He is the author of the Celloverse series, which includes the Holland Bay novels and Eric Teasdale stories.Website: https://jimwinterbooks.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimWinterCrime WRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our website https://m2d4podcast.com for links to this season's authors.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. Charbroiled was written by Jim Winter. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then come back in two weeks for our next original story where biologic is our STCKY means of murder. It's A Cast of Crabs by Larry M. Keeton
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2026 – 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/9h43bJKI3rA Witnesses Panel one Tehassi tasi Hill Chairman, Oneida Nation Michael Conners Chief, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Panel two Eugene DeCora Sr. Councilman, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Joseph P. Rupnick Chairman, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Panel three Mike Natchees Vice Chairman, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation Laurel Ann Yellowhorse Chairwoman, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Panel four Cody Shambo Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Michael Dolson Chairman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Michael Comes At Night Councilman, Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, Blackfeet Nation Jestin Dupree Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Panel five Ryman LeBeau Chairman, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Peter Lengkeek Chairman, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Panel six Steve Sitting Bear Chairman, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Lonna J. Street Chairperson, Spirit Lake Tribe Panel seven Jeff Wacoche Chief, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma Jacob Keyes Chairman, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Rick Sylestine Chairman, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-2-morning-session-2//
Live into your greatest possibilities. Join the Limitless Life Club today! https://www.oracleonpurpose.com/the-limitless-life-membership Natural healing is rooted in vibration and energy, and it's happening now. In this episode, we're joined by Beth DuPree, a trailblazing surgeon, integrative medicine physician, and healer, who shares her personal experiences of facing life-and-death moments and what they revealed about the deep connection between mind, body, and spirit. She explains why Western medicine and alternative therapies should not be separated, how to access the frequency that supports healing and wholeness, and why speaking your truth is part of the healing process. Dr. DuPree also shares insights from her latest book, Shifting Gears: Living Life With Intention, which invites us to slow down, reset, and reassess how we're living. Know more about Healing Beyond the Operating Room in this episode of the Oracle On Purpose Podcast. P.S. If you're ready to deepen your understanding of the Law of Attraction and activate real change in your life, check out my audiobook "POWER Up the Law of Attraction"—now available on Audible and Amazon. It's the perfect next step for anyone ready to turn insight into transformation. Grab your copy here! https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Studios-Brilliance-POWER-Attraction/dp/B0F3G1ZD18/ Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review! You can also tune in to this episode on YouTube and all your favorite podcast platforms. Dr. Beth DuPree is a trailblazing surgeon, integrative medicine physician, and healer who has spent more than 35 years at the forefront of breast cancer care, cancer survivorship, and healthcare leadership. She is an author, nationally sought-after keynote speaker, and founder of The Healing Consciousness Foundation. Dr. DuPree is a medical advisor to breakthrough electroceutical technology companies and is certified in psychedelic-assisted therapy. She is shaping the future of medicine and healing. Connect with Dr. Beth DuPree. Website: https://www.drbethDuPree.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrBethDuPree/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbethDuPree/ X: https://x.com/drbethDuPree YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/drbethDuPree Get a copy of her book, Shifting Gears: Living Life With Intention, on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGDDFP37 I am Lia Dunlap, The Oracle on Purpose with a mission to change people's lives for good. With over 25 years of experience as an Intuitive Business Architect and Coach, I have helped thousands of clients in 76 countries, including hosting three international retreats. As a Best-Selling Author, Founder of the Master Creators Academy, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, International Speaker, and Creator of the POWER Plan Life Coaching Program, My Purpose Is Clear: Helping YOU find and follow Your Purpose. I have worked with thousands of leaders, entrepreneurs, and business owners for over two decades, helping them find and experience their Unique Life Purpose. Catch the latest episodes of Oracle On Purpose here! https://www.oracleonpurpose.com/podcast-new Work with Lia today. https://www.oracleonpurpose.com/meet-the-oracle Ask the Oracle - Join the next Oracle Insight & Alignment Call. https://www.oracleonpurpose.com/offers/Qcb9YRFF How Aligned Is Your Business with Your Highest Power? Take the Quiz here: https://oracleonpurpose.outgrow.us/powerbizquiz Connect with Lia Dunlap! Website: https://www.oracleonpurpose.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachLiaDunlap X: https://x.com/CoachLiaDunlap Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachliadunlap/# YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8IOgSSGVVNG2usEJE07X8g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachliadunlap Produced by https://www.BroadcastYourAuthority.com #IntegrativeMedicine #HolisticHealing #MindBodySpirit
In this engaging conversation, The Reading Black Girls podcast explore various themes surrounding literature, particularly focusing on the highly anticipated book The Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise Williams. They discuss their reading goals for the new year, the emotional impact of the book, and the significance of motherhood, generational stories, and cultural identity. The conversation also touches on heavy themes such as slavery, trauma, and the role of women in caregiving and community support. Through their lively banter, the hosts reflect on the power of storytelling and the connections that literature fosters among readers. The conversation delves into the complexities of the Dupree women's lives, exploring themes of identity, passing, and the dynamics of mother-daughter relationships. The speakers reflect on the societal pressures and expectations placed on them, as well as the generational trauma that shapes their experiences. They discuss the significance of community gossip, the struggles of navigating personal choices, and the importance of understanding one's heritage. The conversation concludes with reflections on the literary quality of the book and recommendations for further reading.The Seven Daughters of Dupree
This week, Sharifah talks about her current read, which she's loving, and her next nonfiction read, which she cannot wait to pick up! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with All Access membership. Click here to get started today! Books Discussed: The Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise Williams Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Dan is joined by Ashley Kowalewski, Liz Dupree, Aaron Duvall & Donnie Maib to discuss S&C considerations for volleyball. Ashley Kowalewski is a Division I Strength & Conditioning Coach at LSU, working primarily with volleyball and women's tennis. With a background in rotational sports and throwing, she emphasizes movement competency, trunk control, and isometric integration to drive availability and performance. Ashley is passionate about individualized programming and athlete buy-in.IG: @ashleykowalewskiLiz Dupree is a Division I Strength & Conditioning Coach at the University of Louisville, supporting volleyball, women's tennis, and women's golf. Known for her athlete-centered approach, she prioritizes movement quality, training consistency, and team culture. Liz blends high-performance training with strong collaboration across performance teams.IG: @coachlizdupreeAaron Duvall serves as a Division I Strength & Conditioning Coach at the University of Pittsburgh, working with elite volleyball athletes. He emphasizes training frequency, structured load management, and performance alignment with technical practice. Aaron is committed to simplifying programming while maximizing athlete development and availability.IG: @jaduvall or connect via LinkedIn: Aaron DuvallDonnie Maib is Director of Olympic Sports Strength & Conditioning at the University of Texas, with over 30 years of coaching experience. A leader in volleyball performance development, he specializes in individualized programming, injury mitigation, and long-term athlete progression. Donnie's philosophy centers on simplicity, adaptability, and athlete longevity.IG: @donniemaibSeason 7 of the Braun Performance & Rehab Podcast is proudly supported by Pura Health, bringing ultrasound into every clinician's hands. Learn more at purahealth.net and @pura.health_ultrasound.Additional support provided by Firefly Recovery, the official recovery partner of Braun Performance & Rehab (recoveryfirefly.com), and Dr. Ray Gorman of Engage Movement. Learn how to grow your income beyond sessions—follow @raygormandpt on Instagram and DM “Dan” for a free breakdown of the blended practice model.Episode Affiliates: MoboBoard (BRAWNBODY10), AliRx (DBraunRx), MedBridge (BRAWN), CTM Band (BRAWN10), Ice Shaker (affiliate link).If you enjoyed this episode, share it with someone who would benefit and leave a 5-star review.Explore more from Dan at linktr.ee/braun_pr.
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Host Jason Blitman talks to author Nikesha Elise Williams about her new novel, The Seven Daughters of Dupree. Conversation highlights include:
This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Burn Down Master's House, Vigil, Fair Game, and more! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! Books Discussed On the Show: I Identify as Blind: A Brazen Celebration of Disability Culture, Identity, and Power by Lachi with Tim Vandehey Black Public Joy: No Permit or Permission Required by Jay Pitter Burn Down Master's House by Clay Cane Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall, Hugo Martínez Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports by Ellie Roscher and Anna Baeth He/She/They: How We Talk about Gender and Why It Matters by Schuyler Bailar The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports by Michael Waters Currencies of Cruelty: Slavery, Freak Shows, and the Performance Archive by Danielle Bainbridge Forever for the Culture: Notes from the New Black Digital Arts Renaissance by Steven Underwood Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose by Jennifer Breheny Wallace A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing by Alice Evelyn Yang The Bone Setter's Daughter by Amy Tan Vigil by George Saunders I Don't Know What You Know Me From: Confessions of a Co-Star by Judy Greer The Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise Williams Escape! by Stephen Fishbach Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead by K. J. Parker Rooting Interest: An 831 Stories Romance by Cat Disabato The Ghost Network by Catie Disabato Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood by William J Mann Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden The Big M: 13 Writers Take Back the Story of Menopause by Lidia Yuknavitch To Ride a Rising Storm (Nampeshiweisit, #2) by Moniquill Blackgoose Paper Cut by Rachel Taff For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brea and Mallory discuss their most anticipated books for the start of 2026! Plus, they talk to Danika Ellis from Book Riot about their 2026 Read Harder Challenge! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreThe Reading Glasses Book!Sponsors -Apron Notebookswww.apronnotebooks.comCODE: GLASSESGreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSESGRAZACODE: GLASSESGRAZALinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupWish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/join2026 Read HarderThe LesbraryDanika EllisRead Harder Newsletter Books Mentioned -Bright Young Women by Jessica KnollLove in Exile by Shon FayeJoy to the Girls by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson DerrickReally Cute People by Markus Harwood JonesLu and Ren's Guide to Geozoology by Angela HsiehJanuaryCall Me Ishmaelle by Xiaolu GuoLiterary fiction, feminist retelling of Moby DickThe Hitch by Sara LevineMagical realism, funny, woman trying to help nephew who is possessed by a dead corgiIs This a Cry for Help? by Emily AustinLiterary fiction, queer, lesbian, librarians fighting book bannersIf I Ruled the World by Amy DuboisLiterary fiction, late 1990s, hip hop, magazine industryScavengers by Kathleen BolandLiterary fiction, dysfunctional mother-daughter team looking for buried treasureThe Charmed Library by Jennifer MoormanMagical realism, books about books, small town, librarian protagonist, book magicThe Jills by Karen ParkmanThriller, Buffalo Bills cheerleader solving the murder of a fellow cheerleadersThe Unwritten Rules of Magic by Harper RossFantasy, magic typewriter, grief, three generations of women, family historyDandelion is Dead by Rosie StoreyContemporary romance, woman sets up a date on her dead sister's dating appThe Future Saints by Ashley WinsteadLiterary fiction, music executive trying to bring band back from the brink, sisters, friendshipLost Lambs by Madeline CashLiterary fiction, humor, family dysfunctionThe Old Fire by Elisa ShuaLiterary fiction, translated, family drama in a crumbling house in the French countrysideSheer by Vanessa LawrenceLiterary fiction, beauty industry, female mogul, secrets, queerHow to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigleyLiterary, historical, 1980s, murder mystery, Indian-American tween protagonist who murders her uncle but she blames it on the BritishThe Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise WilliamsLiterary, multi-generational epic family saga, secretsThe Last of Earth by Deepa AnapparaHistorical, 1800s Tibet, journey, Indian schoolteacher spying for the empire, English lady explorer disguising herself as a manThe Bookbinder's Secret by A.D. BellHistorical fiction, thriller, bookbinder finds confession hidden in a burned book and hunts a story of murder and loveWomen of a Promiscuous Nature by Donna EverhartHistorical fiction, 1940s North Carolina, a young woman subjected to involuntary medical treatment fights backMeet the Newmans by Jennifer NivenHistorical fiction, behind the scenes drama on a 1960s family sitcomNowhere Burning by Catriona WardHorror, Peter Pan inspired, gothic, two fleeing siblings find sanctuary at mysterious ranchDefinitely Maybe Not a Detective by Sarah FoxMystery, romcom, woman's fake detective agency accidentally hired to solve a real murderCross Your Heart and Hope He Dies by Jenny Elder MokeMystery, romcom, rich people behaving badlyAll the Little Houses by May CobbThriller, 1980s Texas, mean girls and mean moms, family secretMy Husband's Wife by Alice FeeneyThriller, mind-bending psychological marriage mysteryThe Storm by Rachel HawkinsThriller, Alabama, hurricane, old hotel, gothic, old murderMissing Sam by Thrity UmrigarThriller, queer, lesbian, missing wife, suburban dreadHumboldt Cut by Allison MickHorror, eco-horror, northern California, dark humor, bark monstersHollow by Celina MyersHorror, paranormal romance, romantasy, vampires, found familyOn Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah ScholfieldHorror, southern gothic, Georgia, ghosts, haintsA Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. JamesHorror, siblings returning to childhood home after being called by dead brotherThis House Will Feed by Maria TureaudHistorical horror, 1840s Ireland, haunted house, gothic, suspenseNine Goblins: A Tale of Low Fantasy and High Mischief by T. KingfisherYA fantasy, novella, humor, band of hapless goblins on a questA Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang by Lee Onhwa, translated by Slin JungFantasy, Korean, cozy, woman who inherits magical bakeryThe Poet Empress by Shen TaoRomantasy, epic fantasy, historical, hot evil prince, poetry magicThrough Gates of Garnet and Gold by Seanan McQuireNext Wayward Children bookWe Who Have No Gods by Liza AndersonRomantasy, witches, gothic, dark academia, magic academy, secret societiesGraceless Heart by Isabel IbañezRomantasy, historical, renaissance Italy, competition hosted by secret immortal familyThe Wolf and His King by Finn LongmanQueer retelling of Bisclavret the werewolf, historical, 12 century, court intrigueA Vow in Vengeance by Jaclyn RodriquezRomantasy, tarot, magic, dark academia, enemies to lovers, forced proximityThe Book of Blood and Roses by Annie SummerleeRomantasy, sapphic, paranormal, vampires, mysterious universityThe Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotta YambaoCozy fantasy, train that takes you to your life's purposeTwo Left Feet by Kallie EmblidgeQueer romance, MLM, contemporary sports romance, British premier league footballMost Eligible by Isabelle EngelContemporary romance, journalist sneaks onto a reality TV dating showThe Shop on Hidden Lane by Jayne Ann KrentzParanormal romance, romantic suspense, psychic dangers, warring paranormal familiesGreta Gets the Girl by Melissa MarrContemporary sapphic romance, forbidden romance, publishingThe Lust Crusade by Jo SeguraContemporary romance, librarian and archaeologist fake dating, Greek mythologyLast First Kiss by Julian WintersQueer romance, contemporary, MLM, second chance, rom comAin't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton by Martha AckmannNonfictionThe Royal Insider: My Life with the Queen, the King, and Princess Diana by Paul BurrellNonfiction, memoirFly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself, and China by Jung ChangNonfiction, memoir, three generations of womenThe Flower Bearers by Rachel Eliza GriffithsNonfiction, memoir, grief, death of a sister, friendship, marriageBlood Bible: An American History by DaMaris HillNonfiction, history, racism, slave trade history, national identity, personal identityWinter: The Story of a Season by Val McDermidCreative nonfiction, history of winter community events, ScotlandWhen Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical Legacy by Beronda L. MontgomeryNonfiction, history of Black botany through seven treesHalf His Age by Jennette McCurdyLiterary fiction, drama, age gap romance,Catch Her if You Can by Tessa BaileyRomance, contemporary, sports, baseball, marriage of convenienceVigil by George SaundersLiterary fiction, magical realism, eco-drama, dying oil CEOFruit of the Flesh by I.V. OpheliaHistorical fantasy, gothic romance, marriage of convenience, dark appetitesThe Bones Beneath My Skin by T.J. KluneQueer thriller, MLM, 1990s, gay couple helping little girl with powersFootball by Chuck KlostermanNonfiction about footballCry Havoc by Rebecca WaitHistorical mystery, 1980s failing English boarding school, dark academia, funny, strange contagion among studentsHemlock by Melissa FalivenoLiterary, gothic, queer, woman investigating mother's disappearenceFebruaryLaws of Love and Logic by Debra CurtisLiterary fiction, love triangle - first love vs devoted husbandOne of Us by Elizabeth DayLiterary thriller, drama between old friends and wealth, murderEverything Lost Returns by Sarah DometLiterary fiction, historical, twin timelines, 1910s and 1980s, friendshipWhere the Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton HarrisLiterary fiction, fugitive hides out at rural Alabama flower farm, found familyBad Asians by Lillian LiLiterary fiction, friend group sagaI Hope You Find What You're Looking For by Bsrat MezghebeLiterary fiction, historical, 1990s Washington DC, Ethiopian immigrant communityThis Book Made Me Think of You by Libby PageLiterary fiction, woman receives books recommended by her dead husbandRoyal Spin by Robin Benway and Omid ScobieLiterary fiction, workplace drama inside Buckingham PalaceSuperfan by Jenny Tinghui ZhangLiterary fiction, popstar and his superfan collide, fandom, lonelinessBelgrave Road: A Love Story by Manish ChauhanLiterary fiction, two young immigrants in a forbidden romanceThis is Not About Us by Allegra GoodmanLiterary fiction, funny, multi generational family drama, griefRebel English Academy by Hanif MohammedLiterary fiction, Pakistan, political power, language, friendshipThe Secret of Snow by Tina Harnesk, translated by Alice MenziesLiterary fiction, elderly couple crosses paths with two twentysomethings and discovers surprising shared historyThe Renovation by Kenan OrhanLiterary fiction, woman discovers her bathroom has been remodeled into a prison cellMessenger Cat Cafe by Nagi Shimeno, translated by M. JeanMagical realism, cozy, cat in the afterlife who must deliver 5 messages to people on earth before he can see his beloved owner againA Crown of Stars by Shana AbéHistorical fiction, retelling of the last days of the LusitaniaThe Fourth Princess by Janie ChangHistorical fiction, gothic, 1910s Shanghai, crumbling mansion, secretsCleopatra by Saara El-ArifiHistorical fiction, retelling of Cleopatra's life from her POVBook of Forbidden Words by Louise FeinHistorical fiction, 1500s Paris, 1950s NYC, book banning, inspired by Voynich manuscriptThe Pohaku by Jasmi ‘Iolani HakesHistorical fiction, generations of women tasked with protecting Hawaiian historyA Slow and Secret Poison by Carmella LowkisHistorical Gothic thriller, 1900s England, young gardener at lush manor falls for her mysterious bossMurder Will Out by Jennifer BreedloveMystery, gothic, Maine, heartwarmingI'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home by Fergus CraigMystery, recently released from prison serial killer moves into retirement home when a murder happens and she has to prove she didn't do itDirty Metal by Allison LaMotheHistorical mystery, 1990s NYC, reporter investigating two huge storiesWolf Hour by Jo Nesbø, translated by Robert FergusonThriller, Minnesota, true crime, serial killer, secretsThe Final Problem by Arturo Perez-Reverte, translated by Frances RiddleHistorical mystery, locked room, 1960s Greek island resort, washed up actor turned detectiveHer Last Breath by Taylor AdamsThriller, two friends go on a cave expedition and one gets murdered!!!Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse, translated by Florian DuijsensThriller, lawyer finds peace through mindfulness and will do anything to protect it, even murderPinky Swear by Danielle GirardThriller, an expecting mother whose surrogate disappears days before birthThe Girls Before by Kate Alice MarshallThriller, search and rescue expert looking for missing womanPaper Cut by Rachel TaffThriller, woman infamous for escaping a cult as a teen has secrets that come back to haunt herMaria the Wanted by V. CastroHorror, thriller, newly turned vampire in Mexico is on the runDead First by Johnny ComptonHorror, private investigator hired by mysterious billionaire to find out why he can't dieShe Made Herself a Monster by Anna KovatchevaHorror, gothic thriller, 1800s Bulgaria, fake vampire slayer joins forces with teen to make a monsterThe Body by Bethany C MorrowHorror, woman must survive bizarre attacks on her failing marriageDollface by Lindy RyanHorror, serial killer, 1990s, Barbie meets ScreamThe Glowing Hours by Leila SiddiquiHorror, gothic, retelling of the fabled summer Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, as told by her Indian housemaid, Mehrunissa “Mehr” BegumWeavingshaw by Heba Al-WasityFantasy, gothic, young woman who can see the dead strikes a deal with a mysterious and ruthless merchant to save her brother's lifeAfter the Fall by Edward AshtonSci fi, buddy comedy, alien invasion, humans as petsThe Fox Hunt by Caitlin BreezeFantasy, boarding school, secret society, girl transforms into magical beastOperation Bounce House by Matt DinnimanFantasy, a man must fight for his planet when gamers from Earth attempt to remotely annihilate itSing the Night by Megan Jauregui EcclesFantasy, inspired by Phantom of the Opera, musical magician competitionThe Hospital at the End of the World by Justin C. KeySci fi, near future where AI runs the world, medical student unravels family secretsThe Forest on the Edge of Time by Jasmin KirkbrideSci fi, Future of Another Timeline meets The Bone Clocks, time travel, cli-fiNightshade and Oak by Molly O'NeillFantasy, Iron Age goddess must grapple with becoming human, historical, magicThe Astral Library by Kate QuinnFantasy, book about books, magic books that are portals to worldsThe Iron Garden Sutra by A.D. SuiSci fi, locked room murder mystery, monk and researchers trapped on a spaceshipThe Obake Code by Makana YamamotoSci fi, caper, hacker forced by gangsters to take down crooked politicianThe Daughter Who Remains by Nnedi OkoraforSci fi, She Who Knows book 3Wicked Onyx by Debbie CassidyRomantasy, magical academy, girl must unravel dark family secrets, make alliances, and get revengeAgnes Auburt's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather FawcettRomantasy, gentle fantasy, woman running cat rescue in 1920s Montreal and a grouchy charming magician who helps save her shelterHalf City by Kate GoldenRomantasy, young demon hunter enrolls in Harker Academy for Deviant DefenseThe Legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox by Katrina KwanRomantasy, a nine-tailed fox and the hunter who captured her are banished to the underworld togetherThe Lies that Summon the Night by Tessonaja OdetteRomantasy, world where making art is illegal, revenge, sexy monster hunterCrown of War and Shadow by J.R. WardRomantasy, fated mated, magic, hot mercenary, only one bed, touch her and dieThrone of Nightmares by Kerri ManiscaloRomantasy, librarian, dangerous book magic, perilous questThe Ballad of Fallen Dragons by Sarah A. ParkerMoonfall, book 2Dawn of the North by Demi WintersAshen, book 3The Heir and the Spare by Harper L. 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