Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Don McDonald
You're Right, Of Course
29 minutes Posted May 28, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
Help or Validation
Spending and Arguments
Stock Bets and Strategies
Mortgage Payoff Choice
RSUs and Sales Pitches
Roth Match Clarified
Questions and Contact
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This episode of Talking Real Money examines why financial advice so often turns into emotional debate instead of productive problem-solving. Don and Tom discuss how investors routinely underestimate spending, cling emotionally to employer stock, and defend strategies like dividend chasing, covered calls, crypto, or gold despite decades of evidence favoring diversified investing. They answer a listener question about aggressively paying down a 6.625% adjustable-rate mortgage versus maintaining...