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Podcast: Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Episode: Home Bias Harm
Description: Don and Tom tackle the behavioral trap of “home bias” in investing—why U.S. investors tend to overinvest domestically and why it’s dangerous. They compare global fund allocations across countries, poke fun at nationalist investing instincts, and explain why international diversification is essential. Listener calls cover early Social Security regret, 72(t) withdrawals, covered calls on Palantir, and what happens to target date funds after they “expire.”
1:52 Home bias explained: Americans (and Australians) overweight U.S. stocks
2:58 U.S. vs global stock market value debate
3:42 Fund companies pander to investor bias
4:14 Vangu...