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50 is always an important number.   It is an important birthday.  There are 50 states in the United States of America.  You raise your bat in cricket when you score it, a one day cricket match is also contested over 50 overs.  We even have 50 Shades of Gray and 50 Cents.  I still remember today my Dad giving me a 50 cent coin as my first ever pocket money.    50 is the smallest number that is the sum of two non-zero square numbers in two distinct ways: 50 = 12 + 72 = 52 + 52.  It is also the sum of three squares, 50 = 32 + 42 + 52, and the sum of four squares, 50 = 62 + 32 + 22 + 12.   In the action movie Speed, which depicts a Los Angeles cop (played by Keanu Reeves), who must rescue civilians on a bus that has a bomb rigged to it which will detonate if the bus's speed drops below 50 mph.  Sticking with roads, in New Zealand the speed limit on most urban roads is 50 kmph. The phrase "fifty-fifty" commonly expresses something divided equally in two; in business this is often denoted as being the ultimate in equal partnership. Finally,  50 follows 49 and precedes 51.  And this is where we are at with the podcast.  I am doing this spiel to delay saying who the special guest is on the show.  But one thing I can tell you is that the host is Matt Joass, you can find out more about Matt by listening to episode 36 or by going to his website, www.mattjoass.com and checking out some of his free blog posts.   Thanks very much for listening to the podcast, I really appreciate everyone who tunes in each week and I am humbled by the feedback that I have received.   Oh, and in stocks, a 50 bagger is when a stock increases in value by at least 50 times its purchase price. --- If you want to find out more information about the podcast go to www.stockmarketmovers.co.nz, make sure that you also check out the blog posts. Disclaimer: As always, nothing that is discussed in the podcast is financial advice. If you are looking for financial advice please contact an authorised financial adviser.