{"podcast":{"title":"Talking Real Money - Investing Talk","slug":"talking-real-money-investing-talk-201087","podcast_index_feed_id":201087,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2607021.rss","website_url":"http://talkingrealmoney.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/qjhkkli7p2h0daojrwso761mj5cs?.jpg","author":"Don McDonald","episode_count":1942,"summary":"Financial talk radio veteran, Don McDonald and former host of Serious Money on PBS, Tom Cock, join forces to talk about real money issues. In each episode, they solve real money problems, dole out real investing (not speculating) advice, and really explain the financial issues that effect all of us. Plus, it's actually fun! Talking Real Money is a podcast designed to provide the real help we all need to enjoy a really great future. Call in with your questions anytime at 855-935-TALK (8255).","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T02:20:18.521954+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-real-money-investing-talk-201087"},"episode":{"title":"Active Management Myth","slug":"active-management-myth","published_at":"2026-05-11T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-real-money-investing-talk-201087/active-management-myth","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-real-money-investing-talk-201087","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2607021/episodes/19158889-active-management-myth.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2607021/episodes/19158889-active-management-myth.mp3","summary":"Tom and Don take aim at the persistent myth that active management adds meaningful long-term value, using a new study highlighted by Larry Swedroe showing that 1,260 balanced mutual funds dramatically underperformed simple low-cost index portfolios from 1990–2021. The duo contrasts expensive actively managed balanced funds with inexpensive index strategies like the Vanguard Balanced Index approach, illustrating how fees alone can devastate long-term returns. Along the way, they discuss the em...","meta_description":"Tom and Don take aim at the persistent myth that active management adds meaningful long-term value, using a new study highlighted by Larry Swedroe showing…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2052,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talking-real-money-investing-talk-201087/episodes/active-management-myth/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-real-money-investing-talk-201087/active-management-myth.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}