Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Don McDonald
Try Before You Buy?
29 minutes Posted Jan 9, 2026 at 8:08 pm.
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Investing isn’t a game, and treating it like one can quietly sabotage your future. This episode dismantles the idea of “trying out” investments or advisors the way Wall Street has trained people to do for decades. Don and Tom argue that real financial advice starts with planning, not products, and that a true fiduciary focuses on taxes, portfolio design, and long-term goals — not beating markets or selling what’s hot. Listener questions tackle portfolio overlap inside a 401(k), when simplicit...