Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Don McDonald
Friday Querisode
26 minutes Posted May 1, 2026 at 7:00 pm.
Podcast Introduction
Career Change to Financial Services
Enhanced Direct Indexing Explained
Avantis ETFs and Active Investing
Diversification and Stock Selection
Managing Your Own Retirement Portfolio
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Don flies solo for a Friday Q&A, fielding questions on switching into financial services careers, the risks and reality of “enhanced” direct indexing strategies, whether newer Avantis ETFs add real value, and a classic diversification debate sparked by Markowitz and Bessembinder research. He emphasizes that financial advising is primarily a sales-driven business, warns against overly complex and leveraged investment strategies being pushed by Wall Street, reinforces the importance of broa...