Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Don McDonald
Chargeback to the Future
32 minutes Posted Aug 6, 2026 at 4:00 pm.
Stock Bets Then And Now
Credit Card Disputes
Gray Areas And Chargebacks
Chargeback Success Rates
Free Dinner Pitch Problems
Bunching Charitable Donations
Retirement Allocation Choices
Managing RMDs At Vanguard
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Chargebacks were built to protect consumers from stolen cards and crooked merchants. Now they’re increasingly used when a subscription surprises someone, a restaurant disappoints, or buyer’s remorse sets in. Don and Tom sort real fraud from “friendly fraud”—and explain why the first call should usually go to the merchant, not the bank. They also look at confusing statement names, recurring subscriptions, the cost merchants absorb when a dispute lands, and why credit cards generally provide s...