Dave Ramsey has helped a lot of people manage their debt and become savers. However, his investing advice leaves a whole lot to be desired because he has a huge financial interest in promoting brokers.

Bite-sized money bits including: Things the financial industry hides from you. Who is less honest? Stock brokers or insurance agents? The common thread through all the so-called crises of recent history. How the rule of seventy-two can help you calculate future worth. Plus, much more

Most of those in the financial services industry are not looking out for you, they’re looking out for themselves. In this episode, Don shows you how to look out for you. He also gets into commodities with a caller who's promoting silver. How has silver done when compared with equities and the growth of the global economy.

Tom's on vacation, so Don talks about fund fee wars. Last week, Fidelity Funds announced two new funds, Fidelity Zero Total Market and The Fidelity Zero International without zero expenses. In other words, Fidelity is going to lose a lot of money on them.

Are homes great investments? The reality of home price appreciation has been far different than we’ve been lead to believe. Why we often feel like we knew what the markets were going to do, when in fact we knew nothing at all. Plus, much more.

The path to a great future is paved with money. But to have money you have to manage it properly. To manage it properly you need to find somebody that you can absolutely trust to do what’s best for you. Like a fiduciary.

Tom and Don discuss the plunging price of two very well-known companies, Facebook and Twitter. Their message: Avoid individual stocks! In addition we take your calls on a variety of issues from charitable gift annuities to stock allocation

In this episode of Talking Real Money Quick, we bring you part two of the 10 crucial keys to successful investing. In this episode, we learn why market timing is so foolish and why you’re probably better off ignoring news media. As always, we also answer your calls and questions and today, cover topics such as investing with Swell and calculating taxes on Social Security.

In this episode, Don and Tom are talking taxes, social security, annuities and take hard look at insurance. Plus a caller shares a terrible experience with their “advisor.” 

Trading stocks is no different from gambling and the result usually is the same. Plus we discuss Trivent, Merrill Lynch, fees, market correlation, advisor picking, and much more.