Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Don McDonald
Ep. 1982: The Price of Excitement
30 minutes Posted Sep 21, 2026 at 4:00 pm.
Selling the Sizzle
Questions Begin
Advisor Meeting Frequency
Music and Audiobook Update
Roll Over the 401k?
RMD Investing Choices
Podcast Disclosures
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Exciting investments often arrive wrapped in a great story—and hide a much bigger risk. Don and Tom revisit Financial Physics Rule 10, explain the price of chasing sizzle, and separate investing from speculation. Then they answer whether quarterly advisor check-ins are reasonable and why a sound portfolio should not require constant tinkering. They close with a conservative IRA allocation question and the tradeoffs among U.S. stocks, global diversification, and short- versus broad-term bonds...