Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Don McDonald
Ep. 1997: The Lemmings Didn’t Jump
28 minutes Posted Oct 12, 2026 at 4:00 pm.
The lemming film clip 00:56 The lemmings didn’t jump 02:21 The lemming corollary 04:38 Herd behavior in tech, crypto, and markets 07:58 When the cr...
Lemming Myths Exposed
Crowd Psychology and Market Behavior
Lucky 13: Real-World Examples
Crowds, Peer Pressure, and Wisdom
Fund Choices and Rebalancing
The Annuity Dilemma
Why Bank on Yourself Fails
Podcast Disclosures
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Don and Tom use Disney’s infamous lemming myth to explain investor herd behavior, recency bias, and the danger of chasing whatever has recently been hot. Then they answer questions about simplifying a diversified portfolio, evaluating a long-held annuity, and why “Bank on Yourself” whole-life strategies create more problems than they solve.