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Fear Sells
Don and Tom unload on sensationalized financial journalism, taking aim at recent articles claiming the 4% withdrawal rule and classic 60/40 portfolio…
6 hours ago
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 …
1 day, 6 hours ago
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,…
2 days, 4 hours ago
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 gr…
5 days, 5 hours ago
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 …
6 days, 6 hours ago
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 t…
1 week ago
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 ma…
1 week, 1 day ago
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 sh…
1 week, 2 days ago
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 dece…
1 week, 5 days ago
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 …
1 week, 6 days ago