Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
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Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Financial talk radio veteran, Don McDonald and former host of Serious Money on PBS, Tom Cock, join forces to talk about real money issues. In each episode, they solve real money problems, dole out real investing (not speculating) advice, and really explain the financial issues that effect all of us....
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Question Feast
Don celebrates the continued success of the Friday Q&A format and the encouraging first week of sales for his novel The Line Uncrossed, including a st...
You're Right, Of Course
This episode of Talking Real Money examines why financial advice so often turns into emotional debate instead of productive problem-solving. Don and T...
Free Money?
Tom and Don dismantle the myth of “free money” from high-dividend stocks and ETFs, explaining why chasing yield often leads to poor diversification, l...
Infinite Bubbles?
Tom and Don tackle the impossible task of spotting market bubbles in real time, leaning on insights from Jason Zweigand Eugene Fama to argue that if b...
Q&A and Book Day
Don opens the show with a deeply personal announcement: the release of his first novel, The Line Uncrossed, inspired by the life of his great-great-gr...
Indexes Gone Wild
Don and Tom take on the uncomfortable reality that even supposedly “rules-based” index investing is starting to look suspiciously active, as major ind...
Fear Sells
Don and Tom unload on sensationalized financial journalism, taking aim at recent articles claiming the 4% withdrawal rule and classic 60/40 portfolios...
The Great and Powerful AI
Tom and Don explore whether artificial intelligence is truly ready to replace financial advisors, sparked by a recent Wall Street Journal experiment u...
Selling Slowly
Tom and Don tackle one of retirement planning’s most misunderstood tools: reverse mortgages. Using the analogy of “selling your house in slow motion,”...
May Questions
Don opens this Friday Q&A episode with a personal reflection on finally releasing his historical fiction novel The Line Uncrossed, inspired by his gre...
Retirement Relocation Reality
Don and Tom explore one of retirement’s biggest emotional and financial questions: where should you actually live once work winds down? They discuss t...
Selling Fear
Don and Tom take aim at the booming annuity industry, arguing that most annuities are sold through fear, confusion, and unrealistic promises rather th...
Red Hot or Icy Blue?
Don and Tom tackle the strange psychology of politics and investing, exploring how Republicans and Democrats consistently perceive the economy and mar...
Active Management Myth
Tom and Don take aim at the persistent myth that active management adds meaningful long-term value, using a new study highlighted by Larry Swedroe sho...
Another Busy Q&A Day
This Q&A episode of Talking Real Money covers a wide range of listener questions, from proposed “youth retirement accounts” and 529 plans to the decep...
Retirement Quiz
Tom takes a Wall Street Journal retirement-account quiz while Don gleefully plays game show host, leading to a surprisingly useful (and occasionally c...
Fear Sells Gold
Don and Tom react to the gold-pushing radio show that replaced Talking Real Money, breaking down misleading claims about gold investing, TSP accounts,...
From Funds to Crypto
This episode features an in-depth conversation with Justin Baer about his book House of Fidelity, exploring how Fidelity Investments helped transform...
Future Proof Jobs?
A graduation-season episode turns into a surprisingly deep conversation about careers in the age of AI, anchored by a New York Times article from Jodi...
Friday Querisode
Don flies solo for a Friday Q&A, fielding questions on switching into financial services careers, the risks and reality of “enhanced” direct indexing...
Emerging Markets Matter
This podcast audio was accidentally posted yesterday, so you might want to listen to our 4/29 episode, if you’ve already heard this one.
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Smart Money Myths
Private equity gets sold as exclusive, sophisticated, and “what the smart money does,” but the reality is far less compelling. Don and Tom break down...
Booking Scams
This episode shifts from investing to protection, starting with increasingly sophisticated scams—from fake Microsoft emails to deceptive hotel booking...
Okay, Boomer
Boomers take the blame (with a grin) while unpacking the real retirement mistakes that still trip people up today—failing to plan, claiming Social Sec...
Flood of Questions
A rapid-fire Friday Q&A dives into one of retirement’s biggest debates—flexible withdrawals versus the traditional 4% rule—with Don explaining why ada...
AI Trading Trap
AI-powered trading is the latest shiny object designed to make investors feel smarter while quietly encouraging more trading (and more profits for pla...
War vs. Markets
War headlines dominate attention, but history shows they rarely have lasting impacts on stock markets. Don and Tom break down why geopolitical events—...
Hard to Save
Roxy Butner joins the show to break down practical retirement saving strategies—especially for entrepreneurs who struggle to pay themselves first. The...
Why Retire?
Don and Tom tackle the idea that retirement isn’t what it used to be—and maybe shouldn’t be at all. From historical retirement ages (when most people...
Qs and Stuff
A wide-ranging Q&A episode tackles the real-world tradeoffs investors actually face: whether Paul Merriman’s aggressive small/value “ultimate” portfol...
Annuity Tricks
Annuities promise peace of mind—but often at a steep and poorly understood cost. Don and Tom break down when (rarely) annuities might make sense, why...
Start Young
Starting early beats almost everything else in investing—and this episode drives that home with eye-opening math and a brand-new tool for jumpstarting...
On Your Side?
This episode exposes the misleading language behind “best interest” financial sales practices, using the insurance-backed fight against the Department...
Miss a Stock...
A century-long study by Hendrik Bessembinder reveals a stunning truth about investing: while the U.S. stock market produced enormous overall wealth, t...
Whole Lotta Questions
This Friday Q&A episode of Talking Real Money features a surge in listener questions, covering key retirement and investing topics including IRA inher...
Simple Beats "Smart"
Don and Tom tear into Kiplinger’s roundup of “best money advice,” separating the genuinely useful from the obvious, the flawed, and the downright sill...
What is an Advisor?
This episode cuts through the marketing fog around “financial advisors,” breaking them into three real categories—brokers, insurance agents, and fiduc...
Modern Bucket Shops
Don and Tom kick things off with a colorful history lesson on 19th-century “bucket shops,” drawing a sharp parallel to today’s emerging world of token...
Retiree Ripoffs
This episode shifts from investing to the growing threat of scams—especially targeting older adults—breaking down how common fraud tactics work, from...
Questions Aplenty
This Q&A episode tackles a mix of practical retirement and investing questions, starting with why spousal Social Security benefits rarely change the c...