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Podcast: Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Episode: Can It Be Free?
Description: 0:04Â Remembering the âgood old daysâ of fat commissions
0:33Â From $200 trades to zero commissionsâwhat really changed
1:18 Free trading everywhere⌠so how do brokers make money now?
2:37Â Robinhoodâs explosive growth and the rise of trading culture
3:15Â Trading volume triples in six yearsâwhat that signals
4:42Â Payment for order flow, cash sweeps, and hidden costs
6:21Â Are investors actually getting a deal from free trading?
7:13Â Why frequent trading and poor returns go hand in hand
8:21Â Dopamine, gambling mechanics, and Robinhoodâs design problem
9:47Â Day trading: the comebac...