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Talking Real Money - Investing Talk

Time to Retire?

Talking Real Money - Investing Talk

Don McDonald

Investing, Education, Business, How To

4.5810 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Don and Tom consider the question that plagues many during times after markets have lost money: Is it a bad idea to retire from work in a bear market? Should you go after a "guaranteed" 9% return? Then, on to your questions: What do we think of an "advisors" advice to use American Funds in lieu of Vanguard funds? How much can a working teenager contribute to a Roth? How can money be given to grandkids and yet protected being used too early? Is her bank advisor actually a fiduciary and how...

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0:00.0

Reality Radio for a really great future.

0:08.2

We're talking real money.

0:11.1

Okay.

0:11.9

This is bound to happen.

0:14.1

You're stuck in one position?

0:15.8

I got my headphone wire trapped in my in my, my cervical collar thing you know this was going to happen

0:24.8

there it goes all right got it loose wait no you just took the back of your neck off oh well you

0:30.8

know what I can hardly tell no I haven't taken any pain pills yet still haven't taken any

0:34.9

I have so hi. Welcome to talking real money.

0:42.1

Another hour. Another hour of the show, another episode of the podcast. It just, the fun just keeps on coming.

0:49.9

We can't not stop for some reason. We just keep doing it. Even if we're in pain, we keep doing it.

0:56.1

We keep bringing you stuff, whether you like it or not.

1:00.2

So, hi, I'm Don McDonald.

1:02.5

Recently off of a five-day run at a surgical center.

1:07.4

No, actually, there's a full hospital.

1:08.1

How many people spend five nights in the hospital?

1:10.7

Almost nobody.

1:13.4

Funny.

1:14.2

Not very many.

1:14.9

The first two nights, I was in what's called the observation rooms, which are about the size of a small walk-in closet.

1:24.7

And my wife will not leave the room.

1:26.6

That guy's going to call you back here in a minute of house. She will not leave the room. That guy's going to call you back.

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