{"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":"Flood of Questions","slug":"flood-of-questions","published_at":"2026-04-24T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-real-money-investing-talk-201087/flood-of-questions","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-real-money-investing-talk-201087","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2607021/episodes/19071775-flood-of-questions.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2607021/episodes/19071775-flood-of-questions.mp3","summary":"A rapid-fire Friday Q&A dives into one of retirement’s biggest debates—flexible withdrawals versus the traditional 4% rule—with Don explaining why adaptability may be the key to never running out of money. The episode also tackles ETF vs. mutual fund tax efficiency at Vanguard, pushes back on “fancy” portfolio add-ons like managed futures and long-term bonds, clarifies why employer 401(k) matches are always pre-tax, and gives a pragmatic take on so-called “Trump accounts” (free money… wit...","meta_description":"A rapid-fire Friday Q&A dives into one of retirement’s biggest debates—flexible withdrawals versus the traditional 4% rule—with Don explaining why ada…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1315,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talking-real-money-investing-talk-201087/episodes/flood-of-questions/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/flood-of-questions.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}