{"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":"Overdone Models?","slug":"overdone-models","published_at":"2026-07-16T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-real-money-investing-talk-201087/overdone-models","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-real-money-investing-talk-201087","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2607021/episodes/19503949-overdone-models.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2607021/episodes/19503949-overdone-models.mp3","summary":"What exactly is a model portfolio—and should you trust one with your retirement? Tom and Don explain why professionally designed model portfolios can improve consistency and reduce advisor bias, but also why investors should be wary as firms like Morningstar begin adding private equity, private credit, and other alternative investments to traditional portfolios. 00:12 What is a model portfolio? 02:11 Why advisors should use investment models 03:31 Morningstar’s new private market portfolios 0...","meta_description":"What exactly is a model portfolio—and should you trust one with your retirement? Tom and Don explain why professionally designed model portfolios can impr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2137,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talking-real-money-investing-talk-201087/episodes/overdone-models/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/overdone-models.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}