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Talking Real Money - Investing Talk

Don McDonald

Education, Investing, Business, How To

4.5 • 811 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we examine the intersection of politics and investing, highlighting how emotional decisions can cloud judgment. We discuss politically-themed ETFs, like the Defiance MAGA ETF, emphasizing that economic factors, not political trends, influence stock prices. Listeners are cautioned against allowing political affiliations to dictate investment strategies, as this can lead to underperformance. Using Walgreens as an example, we underscore the importance of diversification over individual stock investments. We answer listener questions about tax regulations and advocate for low-cost index funds and ETFs for long-term success. 2:16 Don's and Tom's Politics 4:34 Should You Invest Politically? 8:08 The Risks of Individual Stocks 21:43 The Fall of Walgreens 30:44 Fidelity vs. Schwab: A Comparison 33:48 Understanding Zero Coupon Funds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	There are days when you're hungry for McDonald's.
0:03.0	Then there are days when you're Big Arch hungry for McDonald's.
0:08.0	You'll get to know the difference.
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0:13.0	Until 9th of September, from 11 AM,
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0:27.7	Reality Radio for a really great future.
0:29.7	We're talking real money.
0:32.9	My gosh, there's just way too much going on today.
0:33.9	Holy cow.
0:37.9	I'm going to have to start with the phone number because I just got so many things on my mind now.
0:43.6	And I'm going to forget to give you the phone number if I go off on my tangents that are popping up everywhere. The phone number is 855-935-tall-935-8-25-5-2-55. I'm Don McDonald.
0:52.0	And back in his cozy little room with his blankie and the load of lights getting ready to go in the tub is Tom Cuck.
1:02.1	Yeah.
1:02.5	And, you know, they say you can't leave your past.
1:04.9	You can't escape your past, whatever it is.
1:06.7	You can't go home again.
1:07.9	Well, you can apparently.
1:09.7	He's back in the laundry room again.
1:12.6	Just sad. And this week, if it wasn't enough to have the bleach.
1:18.0	And the fabric softener, there's also dog biscuits. If I get hungry halfway through, I am set.
1:27.4	Add to that the fact that I just heard the news.
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