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Mar 2025
28m 19s

Don't Cry for Me

Don McDonald
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At Talking Real Money, we consistently emphasize that investing requires diversification, low costs, planning, and acknowledgment that predicting the future is impossible—a lesson humorously highlighted by the saga of Argentina's 100-year bond. Originally mocked after Argentina defaulted in 2020, this bond, offering an initially enticing 7.9% yield, remarkab ... Show More
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