Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Don McDonald
Who Do We Owe?
28 minutes Posted Jan 26, 2026 at 6:23 pm.
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Don and Tom tackle fears about U.S. national debt by breaking down who actually owns it (mostly Americans), why “China owns us” is wildly overstated, and why rising interest costs matter more than sensational headlines. They explain why government debt isn’t a looming foreclosure scenario, how interest payments circulate back to investors, and why politics often distorts financial decision-making. The show also covers 60/40 portfolio resilience, the real role of bonds, listener questions on A...