Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Don McDonald
Ep. 1969: Stay Calm
43 minutes Posted Sep 1, 2026 at 4:00 pm.
Booth on Staying Calm
Handling Market Emotions
How Factors Earn Returns
Testing Efficient Markets
Why Active Managers Persist
Buying, Gambling, and Crypto
Avoiding Stock Catastrophes
Fear Versus Bull Market Euphoria
ETFs and Advisor Value
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Dimensional Fund Advisors founder David Booth joins Don and Tom to explain why better investing begins with accepting uncertainty instead of pretending to predict it. They discuss staying calm through frightening markets, controlling what investors can control, and why missing a rebound can permanently damage a plan. Booth also traces the evidence behind factor investing—market, size, value, and profitability—and explains why robust research must survive different countries, decades, and dat...