Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Episodes
Market rises while the Dow 30 plunges by near record amount
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today marked one of the most foolish markets in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Great Passive Real Estate Investing Scam
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
To make money you must work hard, get lucky, or cheat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When Interest Rates Turn Upside Down
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Who's afraid of an inverted yield curve? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
To invest right you must understand risk.
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know how risky your investments really are and how much risk you can stand? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There are NO special investments for special people like you.
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
No matter how good an investment might sound there is always a downside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stop fooling yourself: You can't possibly know the future.
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Successful investing requires that you stop guessing and stay disciplined. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Beware of broker-sold, high-fee, 529 college savings plans
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You can save 1% or more per year in fees if you don't invest in a 529 plan through a brokerage firm, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
A disaster points out the risk of owning stock in a single company.
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Real investors diversify their portfolios and understand their tolerance for volatility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...
Crazy? We keep asking the same question expecting different results.
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Shilling predicts the future as well as anyone else. Badly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Financial radio host is busted for running a classic Ponzi scheme.
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With so many crooked financial advice providers, who can you trust? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How the financial media uses your greed to get you to read.
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our greed and FOMO (fear of missing out) make us easy prey for the money media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stock trading is nothing but gambling with terrible odds.
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You wouldn't gamble your wealth at a casino, so why would you play the stock market? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why does the financial news media keep trying to scare you?
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Once again, perma-bear Marketwatch uses facts to scare investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Actively managed mutual funds continue to waste investors money.
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yet another report shows that active mutual fund managers fail to beat the market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Even some major insurance firms hate equity indexed annuities.
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One major insurance firm wants to steer you away from indexed annuities into... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Could the "4% Rule" still apply if you retire early?
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As a "rule-of-thumb" the "4% Rule" has stood the test of time, but could it work for FIRE followers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
Taxes can hit some mutual fund investors when they least expect it.
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After a losing year, why do some mutual funds pay big capital gains? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How should you choose your next financial advice provider?
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's not easy determining who to trust for financial and investment advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What you say you want is hurting your financial future.
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There's a big difference between what we want and what we need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People lie! There will NEVER be high returns with no risk.
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Just because someone is on the radio doesn't mean there are high, riskless returns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Would you give up sex for a free college education for your kids?
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A strange way to draw attention to parents' need to save money for their children's college education.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...
When it comes to investing, you must watch your back.
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Too many financial advisors will do whatever it takes to make a buck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's a win-win, better investing helps reduce inflation.
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How Jack Bogle helped fight inflation with low-cost mutual funds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Shocking Financial Forecast: 87% of economists believe a recession will happen... someday.
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There are two types of economists: Those who don't know and those who don't know they don't know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...
Why does Wall Street keep trying to baffle you with BS?
22 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's human nature to exaggerate, but some people take aggrandizement to a whole new level Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...
How can doctors avoid falling prey to unscrupulous financial advisors?
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Some financial advisors are like a pack of hyenas and doctors – particularly young ones – are their favorite prey. Learn more about your ad choice...
Don't take most of the financial news too seriously.
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The financial news media blows things out of proportion to scare you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A few simple steps to protect yourself from internet crime
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cybercrime defenses and strategies for procuring the highest Social Security benefits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The best way to protect your money? Be skeptical.
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Beware of free meals and advice that seems too good to be true. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SPIVA says: Index investing beats active investing yet again.
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The new SPIVA Scorecard is out and, no surprise, active managers can't win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Would you like a snow job with your free steak dinner?
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You won't - and shouldn't - believe the claims that were served with Don's free steak dinner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
Vanguard's identity crisis: Passive or Active?
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Vanguard knows that active management doesn't work well, yet they keep defending it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hey active fund managers: Face facts. You can't beat the market!
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Active mutual fund managers said that a bad market would show their skills. Wrong! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Even when they seem to be winning, active funds usually lose.
08 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The passive versus active fund management race has been over for some time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What could possibly be wrong with something called a "Freedom Check?"
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Freedom Checks" another sneaky little con job from the folks at Banyan Hill Publishing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How to make millions giving bad invsting advice with no oversight
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Slimy newsletter publishers provide some of the worst investing advice and yet can't be stopped Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
Indexed annuity lies: There is no way to get high returns with low risk
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Please call us BEFORE you put money into an indexed annuity or life product. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Learn how to build real wealth in just 19 minutes.
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Investing isn't as hard as most in the financial services industry would like you to believe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...
Stop mistaking financial luck for investing skill.
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What's the better wealth building explanation: Prescience or fortuity? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alternative investments have done poorly for 10 years.
01 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes new ideas aren't better and alternatives are often gimmicks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How should you plan for the possible long-term care needs in retirement?
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most frightening parts of growing older is the possibility of needing long-term care and its costs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Annuities: How can a financial product with such small benefits be so popular?
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Someone once wisely stated, "Annuities are not bought, they're sold." Why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How prepared are you for living well in retirement?
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How are most Americans faring on the road to retirement? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Millenials may have the makings of great investors.
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When the markets got rough, thirty-somethings hung tough. Some even doubled down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Two things Don hates because of what they do to you!
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A special hateful edition of the podcast: Find out why Don hates MLMs and EIAs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Active mutual fund managers are about to become the dial-up phones of investing.
25 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"If Passive Funds Are iPhones, Active Ones Are Landlines" -Bloomberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Who's getting rich with hedge funds? Probably not you!
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hedge funds are a wonderful way to get filthy, stinkin' rich. If you run one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Unlike stocks, cryptocurrencies have been down longer than they've been up.
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bear market records are nothing new for Bitcoin and the rest of the crazy cryptos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There is no need to add technology stocks to a diversified portfolio, they're there.
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A short show with lots of callers talking technology, liquidity, rebalancing and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jack Bogle put hundreds of billions of extra dollars into Americans' pockets.
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tom and Don take a look back at some of the best advice from Vanguard founder, Jack Bogle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...
Bear markets haven't been as bad for retirees as we thought.
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Most think that retirees don't have the time to outwait a bear market, but 118 years of past results contradict that belief. Learn more about your ad ...
After years of mistakes, Don is a smarter investor.
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The is a big difference between intelligence and financial wisdom. Getting smart takes time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...
Jack Bogle: A man who led us to better financial futures
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We pay tribute to Vanguard founder, John C. Bogle, a man who put billions of dollars in our pockets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
Guessing right about the future doesn't make you smart, just lucky.
16 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Why do so many of us believe we have special predictive powers when the future must be unknown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
Why are most money talk shows and podcasts giving bad advice?
16 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Good financial advice is hard to find, particularly on the radio. Plus, more on retirement planning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
Even a wise old sage like Jack Bogle can get emotionally swayed
15 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
While Barron's made it sound like Bogle was panicking out of stocks (he hasn't) it seems he did let his emotions get to him. Learn more about your ad ...
When do you want to retire and what will you do?
15 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As we are living longer, you should consider when you really should retire and what you'll do with your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Don't use the only type of fund that made money last year.
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Every asset class lost investors money in 2018. However, funds that sold short(s) did pretty well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
Wow, how quickly stocks go from worst ever to best ever.
11 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
2018 was the worst year for stocks since 2008, so far 2019 is a whole other story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Listen to this before you yell at your financial advice provider.
10 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Okay, so just opened your statement, and your portfolio performed horribly last year, what would you have done differently? Learn more about your ad c...
You're a bad investor when you want what you can't have?
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sure, we all want to make lots of money and hate taking risks. Do you want to make money or not? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
Warren Buffet's indexing bet continues to look brilliant
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
While Warren Buffet may have lost a fortune on Apple his bet against hedge funds continues to shine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
TUE: Even in business, death is required for future growth
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We tend to hate change, but it's inevitable and often good. The old must inevitably make way for the new. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
If the volatile market is scaring you, you're doing something wrong.
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Make sure you're properly invested for dizzying markets and are using the right advisor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...
MON: Of course, my investment advice is in your best interests.
07 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Doctors are always fiduciaries. Lawyers are always fiduciaries. Financial advisors are occasionally fiduciaries (but not often). What's yours? Learn m...
FRI: Dumb smart money versus smart dumb money
04 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Special people think they deserve special investments, but how has that worked out for them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...
THU: When markets are scary, know your turbulence tolerance.
03 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Investing isn't scary, markets are (like today's was). So, how wild a ride can you stand? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...
WED: If you weren't a loser you did something wrong.
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The stock market had a very bad month, did you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SEC forces Jordan Goodman to return ill-gotten Woodbridge gains.
30 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
You heard it here first: A promoter of high-yielding "investments," Jordan Goodman really was selling a Ponzi scheme. So, will people stop listening? ...
Should you invest in scary stocks, scarier crypto, or a bag of air?
29 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
To make money you need to take risk, but you need to know yourself and be a smart, REAL investor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...
What Should You Do if a Bear Approaches?
20 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another EMERGENCY MARKET edition of Talking Real Money addressing the elephant, er, uh, bear entering the room. Learn more about your ad ch...
Call us BEFORE you make a major money mistake!
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Investing your money is a major financial decision, and like all other major decisions in life, you should do your research. Learn more about your ad ...
Take a caller-driven, wild ride through an array of important money issues
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We always preach diversification, so in this episode we diversified our topics to cover a wide range of valuable information. HELOCs and crypto and So...
How do you decide when and how to take Social Security in retirement?
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For most retirees, Social Security will be their future foundation. That's why it is important to have a plan for your future payments. Learn more abo...
What should you do after the stock market has dramatically declined?
11 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Dow losing over 1,000 points sounds scary, but how bad was the recent decline in stocks prices historically? Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
TIme for an emergency market perspective intervention
06 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With the stock market appearing to plummet, it seems like a great time for a perspective adjustment. Here's a short bonus edition of Talking Real Mone...
Investing isn't a complicated as you might think
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Real investing is pretty simple. It's only made to appear complex by those who want to get their hands on your money. Learn more about your ad choices...
That "free" steak dinner could cost you thousands of dollars
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Those free steak dinners have a catch and that catch could cost you. In addition, often the pitch is a well-crafted series of lies. Learn more about y...
That "free" steak dinner could cost you thousands of dollars
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Those free steak dinners have a catch and that catch could cost you. In addition, often the pitch is a well-crafted series of lies. Learn more about y...
Last-minute steps you can take to reduce your 2018 tax bill
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
You have a month left to take some steps to reduce this year's taxes. How to be a better investor at any age. Who should you believe? Learn more about...
How to avoid panicking in bad markets and learn to accept them
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The stock market will always fall at times. You will never know exactly when it will happen, nor how far it will fall. So, invest right initially. Lea...
Bitcoin: Is it a currency, an investment, or something far more dangerous?
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As we approach the one-year anniversary of the cryptocurrency craziness, maybe it's time to face the facts about this economic phantasm. Learn more ab...
Stop believing that someone can predict the future direction of your investments
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"What is the market doing?" "What will the market do?" The only question that can be answered is "What has the market done?" Learn more about your ad ...
Where do you get your financial advice?
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
To enjoy a better financial future, you probably need better advice. Find out why most of the traditional sources of investment advice are so horribly...
What happens to your future if those dividends run dry?
08 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Is dividend investing a sound retirement income strategy? Plus, what is a 529-A plan? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stock prices have fallen. What should you do about it?
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What should investors do about the elephant in the room; the recent declines in the equity markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
Your wallet is back on the menu at those free steak dinners.
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With the demise of the fiduciary requirement, annuity salespeople are back with a vengeance. Plus, we continue the ten keys to real investing with the...
Learn the investing strategy that can save your sanity in scary markets.
25 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we look back at recent stock at last week’s interesting stock market declines and what they might mean for your investments. We tak...
The Ballad of Wade Crook or You Can't Keep a Good Con Down
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Wade Cook is back and still selling seminars. What better way to celebrate this dumbfounding news than parody podcast. Then we talk about insurance, s...
Suze Orman's and Dave Ramsey's Investing Advice is Bad for You
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A special episode focusing on why most of the popular financial advice providers – like Dave Ramsey or Suze Orman – give so much terrible investi...
How you can enjoy a brighter future by avoiding active money management
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Talking Real Money Quick, Don takes a few calls on proper portfolio allocation and whether it is worth having any actively managed ...
What lessons can you learn from a bad financial advisor?
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this short episode of the Talking Real Money, Don was broadcasting live from FinCon 2018 in Orlando. He talks about some of the classes he attended...
Gold, BitCoin, Chocolate
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Don answers questions on how to find a reliable fiduciary in your area and the continual, healthy diversification of a portfolio...
Protect Yourself
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tom is joined by ConsumerMan Herb Weisbaum in Don’s absence. We talk about pet insurance, free credit freezes and check fraud. In a...
Sky High Stocks
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tom is joined by securities attorney, Lawrence Cock (yes, they are brothers). Today we discuss the Dow’s all-time high at the end o...
Commodity Games
21 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Don takes calls on small cap investing, portfolios, credit scores and more. Spliced in between these we hear why stocks are still the best place to pu...
Dialing in Risk
20 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show we are answering your money questions, about the tax implications of transferring funds from a 401(k), equities versus fixed income ...
Buy Norway?
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The long podcast returns, as Don and Tom answer questions on a Roth 401k, disability insurance, and inheritance investments. They also chat about dece...
Taking in Slowly
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Don fields questions on the amount of cash held by index, and the best way to deal with an inherited IRA. Plus, he discusses money an...
Conflict Free?
07 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss investing in ETFs versus mutual funds, why you should stay away from actively managed funds, and understanding that you can...