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Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- William Poole, senior fellow at the Cato Institute Inc., senior economic advisor to Merk Invesetments, and former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, says the Fed's latest policy statement shows that it is choosing its words wisely so as not to create more volatility in the markets. Poole talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Ernest Freeberg, professor of humanities at the University of Tennessee, discusses his new book, "The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of Modern America", and Thomas Edison's role in the creation of the electric light bulb. Freeberg talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

Aug. 01 (Bloomberg) -- Brad Holcomb, chairman of the Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing business survey committee, says the increase in the ISM's factory index to its highest level in more than two years in July was driven not so much by a big increase in business activity but rather by the steady gains sustained for the past six months. Holcomb talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

August 1 (Bloomberg) -- Matt Maley, equity strategist at Miller Tabak & Co. LLC, says that the current stock market rally is not "justifiable" given that the sluggish rate of growth in U.S. gross domestic product. Maley talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Todd Wasserman, a reporter for Mashable, says the new Moto X, a mobile phone made by Motorola Solutions Inc., will be obscured by the thousands of similar models running on the Android operating system. Wasserman talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Aaron Jackson, an Associate Professor of Economics at Bentley University, says the Federal Reserve has "gone to great lengths" in order to protect the economy once it begins tapering assets. Jackson talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage" live at the Langham Hotel in Boston. They are also joined by guest host Margaret `Peggy' Collins, personal finance reporter with Bloomberg News. (Source: Bloomberg)

July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Jeffrey Cimini, the head of personal retirement at Bank of America Corp., says retirees are burdened by healthcare and living costs, preventing them from reaching many life goals. Cimini talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage" live at the Langham Hotel in Boston. They are also joined by guest host Margaret `Peggy' Collins, personal finance reporter with Bloomberg News. (Source: Bloomberg)

July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Daniel J Fuss, a vice chairman at Loomis Sayles & Co. LP, says the uncertainty in today's Federal Reserve decision to taper bond purchases leads to a temporary decrease in the liquidity of Treasury Bonds. Fuss talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage" live at the Langham Hotel in Boston. They are also joined by guest host Margaret `Peggy' Collins, personal finance reporter with Bloomberg News. (Source: Bloomberg)

July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Bonnie Kirchner, a certified financial planner at Sea Change Financial Education and author of "Who Can You Trust with your Money?", discusses warning signs of being the victim of a financial scam. Kirchner talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage" live at the Langham Hotel in Boston. They are also joined by guest host Margaret `Peggy' Collins, personal finance reporter with Bloomberg News. (Source: Bloomberg)

July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Deborah DeFrancesco, assistant director of catering at the Langham Hotel in Boston, discusses methods of planning a cost-effective wedding, and fall wedding trends. DeFrancesco talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

July 31 (Bloomberg) -- David Mazza, principal at State Street Bank & Trust Co., says there are many benefits to trading exchange-traded funds including having control over the underlying holdings and easy liquidity. Mazza talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage" live from the Langham Hotel in Boston. They are also joined by guest host Peggy Collins. (Source: Bloomberg)

July 31 (Bloomberg) -- John Sweeney, head of planning and advisory services at Fidelity Investments in Boston, says that retirees should focus on creating income from accounts that are taxable. Sweeney talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage" live from the Langham Hotel in Boston. They are also joined by guest host Peggy Collins. (Source: Bloomberg)

July 30 (Bloomberg) -- George Friedman, chairman and founder of STRATFOR Enterprises LLC, discusses his latest piece, "The End of the Chinese Economic Miracle", in which he argues that China will struggle to build a consumer-driven economy because low-wage jobs won't generate much demand. He also discusses the 16 nations that will replace China as the world's low-wage epicenter. Friedman talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Kevin Ferry, chief market strategist at Cronus Futures Management, says the Federal Reserve's activities are correlated with that of many central banks, especially china. He says the Fed's asset purchases allow foreign banks to rearrange their balance sheets. Ferry talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Englund, chief economist at Action Economics LLC, says that the recalculation of GDP will create a larger "tally" of our economy and will change the way those who make products in the U.S track spending and growth. He says the change will not have much of an effect on the markets. Englund talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)