Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Don McDonald
Ep. 1995: The Homeownership Trade-Off
34 minutes Posted Oct 8, 2026 at 4:00 pm.
The American dream of homeownership 3:42 Home returns versus stocks 8:01 When buying beats renting 11:3...
Real Estate Rethink
Homeownership vs Investing
When Buying Actually Wins
Portfolio Simplicity Debate
Social Security Timing
Disclosure and Disclaimer
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Is a home always a great investment? Don and Tom compare buying with renting, explain why leverage can make home returns look better than they are, and lay out when owning makes sense. Then they answer listener questions about one-fund versus multi-fund portfolios, disciplined rebalancing, and whether delaying Social Security still pays when a spouse is waiting for a benefit increase.