Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Don McDonald
Ep. 2002: The Buggy Whip Theory
29 minutes Posted Oct 19, 2026 at 4:00 pm.
Market Uncertainty
Buggy Whip Theory
Ice Turns Obsolete
No One Knows Winners
Streaming Changes Everything
AI's Unclear Winners
Tune Out FOMO
Rebalancing, Not Timing
Bond Fund Questions
International Allocation Basics
Year-End Planning
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The “Buggy Whip Theory” is a reminder that even when investors correctly see the future coming, they rarely know which company—or which part of a new industry—will actually win. Don and Tom trace the lesson from ice delivery and buggy whips to streaming, airlines, and artificial intelligence. They also explain why rebalancing is portfolio maintenance rather than market timing, what falling municipal-bond prices really mean, and how to calculate international exposure as a percentage of the s...