Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Don McDonald
RMDs Without the Fire Sale
20 minutes Posted Aug 14, 2026 at 4:00 pm.
Friday Q&A Kickoff
RMDs Need No Cash Reserve
Coverdell to 529 Switch
Best Home for Fixed Income
Money Market as Checking
UTMA 529s Explained
Important Disclosures
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Required minimum distributions don’t have to trigger a fire sale. Don explains how an in-kind transfer can move an investment from an IRA to a brokerage account while preserving the holding and resetting its cost basis. Then it’s back to school: a cut-off Coverdell question, the unusual strength of the TSP G Fund, and a surprisingly useful 4% money market account that can behave a lot like checking. The finale sorts out UTMA 529 rules, beneficiary control, and why a low-cost age-based portf...