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Podcast: Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Episode: Fourth Turning?
Description: Don and Tom kick off this episode with a satirical bang—mocking the apocalyptic tone of a MarketWatch article about the “Fourth Turning,” a cyclical doom prophecy claiming America faces a cataclysmic reset every 80–100 years. Citing wars, depressions, and now AI, wealth taxes, and the fall of the dollar, the hosts break down the fatalistic tone, expose the fear-marketing behind it, and reassure listeners that, historically, markets have recovered—and rewarded long-term investors.
0:04 Faux alien warning: the Fourth Turning economic apocalypse is coming
1:16 Dissecting the MarketWatch article and the “Fourth Turning” theory
2:26 Peak catastrophe by...