Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Don McDonald
Math Over Models
40 minutes Posted Jun 18, 2025 at 6:42 pm.
We crave certainty—even though our money brains are terrible at predict...
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Don and Tom dive into the human obsession with prediction—especially in finance—and why models fail us more than they help. They dissect the CAPE ratio, Fama vs. Shiller, and why “knowing” the market is a fool’s errand. Listeners also get lessons on ETF pricing myths, market cap misunderstandings, SEP Roth IRAs (spoiler: they’re basically unicorns), and whether dad deserves a gift or just more responsibilities.