Are you paying too much to ship your packages? In this episode, Fideres investigates the two biggest private shipping companies in the US: FedEx and UPS. We explain what we found as well as speak to industry experts about rising shipping costs and how the courier companies keep making money.

Producer: Sophie Comeau

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Are consumers being harmed by market manipulation on cryptocurrency exchanges In this episode, we discuss cryptocurrencies and some of the ways that every day traders could lose money to market manipulators. We speak to a data scientist, a full-time cryptocurrency trader, and a commodities lawyer about cryptocurrency manipulation and the regulation, or lack thereof, of cryptocurrency exchanges as well as what needs to be done to protect consumers.

Producer: Sophie Comeau

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Are consumers being mis-sold investment funds?

In this episode, Ellie House delves into closet index funds - an issue of false advertising and overpriced fees. We learn what 'closet indexing' is, how it harms investors, and - through Fideres' work - the extent of the problem in Europe.

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