Listener Reviews

This show guides investors to make real investments rather than to gamble. They advise using low cost index funds to create a broad based portfolio that is appropriate for your age, income, and family situation. They bring on guests like Larry Swedroe and Paul Merriman who have practical suggestions. Perhaps the most helpful part of the show is their warnings about investments to avoid. It is the single best program about investing I have heard.

An approach to investing that is backed by academic research. Their weekly show helps to steer it's listeners away from the costly trader mindset to the more profitable investor mindset. They accomplish this goal by clearly explaining the facts that back up their approach. Give this podcast a try, you'll be entertained, educated, and ultimately on a better path to financial freedom.

Tom and Don's irreverent but spot on take on personal finance is one of my favorite weekly podcasts. They strike the right balance between being entertaining and being informative. Check them out. You'll be glad you did.

The show drives home the foundational elements of real investing. Great for learning new ideas on asset class management and simplifying investing. The phone calls provide real-world examples of investing issues encountered, review topics in the news, and highlight scams or practices to avoid. Good for investors who are already on track – keeps us grounded on what is important and reinforcing long-term investment practices. The banter between the hosts is entertaining as well.

For those of you who are looking to get a basic education on how investing works, this is the show you need to listen to.

Loving this podcast. Episode topics are interesting, the content is incredibly helpful, and the episode length is perfect. Keep up the great work, Tom & Don.

To some up the central theme of the Tom and Don’s podcast, it would be: “Buy the global economy, buy it inexpensively and - if you want - buy it through us.” These guys have been doing money talk in one form or another for decades. The podcast is a remixed version of a weekend show on KOMO-AM/FM in Seattle, which gets cleaned up a bit before it hits iTunes. The chemistry between the two hosts is sometimes uneven but the common sense investing advice is as steady and consistent as it comes. Subscribe to it along with its sister podcasts - Investoradio and the Don McDonald Show - for a 360 view of how Don and Tom view the world of money.