Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Don McDonald
Can It Be Free?
31 minutes Posted Jan 8, 2026 at 7:00 pm.
Remembering the “good old days” of fat commissions 0:33 From $200 trades to zero commissions—what really changed 1:18 Free trading everywhere… so how do brokers make money now? 2:37 Robinhood’s explosive growth and the rise of trading culture 3:15 Trading volume triples in six years—what that signals 4:42 Payment for order flow, cash sweeps, and hidden costs 6:21 Are investors actually getting a deal from free trading? 7:13 Why frequent trad...
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