Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Don McDonald
Ep. 2016: Five Questions, Clearer Choices
24 minutes Posted Nov 6, 2026 at 5:00 pm.
Friday Q&A Begins
A Listener’s Paperless Suggestion
Frozen Pension or Immediate Annuity?
Converting Mutual Funds to ETFs
Starting Retirement Savings at 20
How CD Ladders Pay Interest
Is X’s 6% Savings Rate Worth It?
Ask a Question or Meet an Advisor
Important Podcast Disclosures
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Five listener questions take Don from retirement income to a young investor’s first $100 a month. When does an immediate annuity make sense? What changes—and what doesn’t—when eligible Vanguard mutual funds become ETFs? And how can a 20-year-old get started with a simple, diversified retirement portfolio? Don also explains where interest from brokered CDs goes and weighs the appeal of a promotional 6% account against the hassle of moving your banking. First, a listener has a paper-saving sug...