Talking Real Money - Investing Talk

A must listen to show. They are usually right on. Please keep up the pressure on crypto. Twenty year guaranteed immediate TIAA annuities have a return of 4%. The yearly payout is about 7.5%. I don't think the wealth managers like them because they loose AUM.

I was really enjoying this podcast for the last couple of months until I realized they are non-stop advocates of some financial management/funds manager company I’ve personally never heard of called “Avantis” which they weirdly mention over and over again and defend tooth and nail. I think that’s really weird when they are supposed to be an independent investing podcast. But maybe they aren’t independent? The hosts claim they don’t get any money from Avantis or sponsor them but that’s VERY hard for me to believe. There has to be a connection somewhere. Honestly it’s been a turn off.

Have worked with Tom quite a bit over the years and have called in several times. Can't recommend them highly enough for financial approch and guidelines. I have done their free portfolio review and there is no hard sell, nothing shady... completely professional. They are one of the few TRUE fiduciaries that are not only required to work in your best interest, they seek out the opportunities to do so and that is rare and refreshing. They have started doing a podcast almost every day, a huge benefit to the audience and what has to be taxing on already stretched resources, but that is just more testament to their quality, integrity and commitment to their audience. Would love to hear more collaboration with Paul M. and maybe see if your Stacking Benjamin or Clark, want to reciprocate and come be a guest now that they have stopped the live call in Saturday's. Keep up the great work... and maybe give the conservatives a break guys. Honestly it's gotten to where I just have to fast forward through Don's Trump bashing and barely veiled conservative jabs, but the content is worth the eye roll. Just be honest if you are going to be political and don't hide it behind sarcasm and rhetoric, it makes it tough to trust you with something big when you can't be trusted with something small and it comes off cowardly and pandering.

Don, I enjoy the show, but your Bitcoin takes are consistently hard to listen to. At some point it stops sounding like skepticism and starts sounding like an unwillingness to challenge your own assumptions. Bitcoin isn’t difficult because it’s flawed—it’s difficult because it forces you to rethink how money actually works. A lot of early adopters leaned into that. You seem to resist it. You keep defaulting to tulip mania and Ponzi comparisons, but those analogies are getting pretty tired—especially given the scale of adoption, institutional involvement, and the amount of time Bitcoin has already survived. At this point, dismissing it outright feels less like critical thinking and more like clinging to the status quo. Skepticism is healthy. But refusing to update your framework when the evidence keeps stacking up? That’s something else. Still a fan of the show—but this is one area where you’re missing the mark.