APM: Marketplace Money
Host Kai Ryssdal looks at major national and international stories that impact the average listener's wallet. It's "the money show for the rest of us." Updated weekly.
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02/13/09 Marketplace Money
What the stimulus means for us; Straight Story: Stimulus a step forward; Some say 'I love you' with jets, jewels; How to nurture a budding Buffett; Getting Personal; Got something to say?; Health care workers get state support; Job search a struggle for veterans
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02/06/09 Marketplace Money
Longtime workers enter jobless ranks; Unemployment benefits vary greatly; Straight Story: Make taxes simpler!; Putting personal finance in classrooms; Decoder: The 'multiplier effect'; Getting Personal; Work Life: Race car engineer; Personal finance bloggers check in; Collectors view recession diffe …
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01/30/09 Marketplace Money
FHA offers home buyers a leg up; Aid for the 'home rich but cash poor'; Straight Story: A new life for old ideas; Feeling the bite of COBRA; When businesses go bankrupt; Getting Personal; Day in the Work Life: Brewer; Clearing up 2008 tax questions; Finding the value in vintage; Breaking down the ba …
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01/23/09 Marketplace Money
Banks await second round of bailout; Adjusting to Obama economics; Straight Story: Lessons from hard times; The mompreneurial spirit; Decoder: Points; Getting Personal; Day in the Work Life: Web series host; Do-it-yourself disasters; Lifestyles of the rich
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01/16/09 Marketplace Money
What to consider in brokerage merger; Rethinking what 'long term' means; Straight Story: Frugal or cheap?; Falling into triple mortgage trouble; How to seek a loan modification; Getting Personal; Day in the Work Life: Music therapist; Tax advocate: Simpler is better; Letters: Your opinions of the sh …
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01/09/09 Marketplace Money
Renters struggle to keep up; Fannie tries to cut renters some slack; Straight Story: The paradox of thrift; Student loans leave lasting pain; Application fees add to college costs; Getting Personal; Day in the Work Life: Carpenter; Mandatory withdrawals eased for 2009; Countdown to the digital trans …
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01/02/09 Marketplace Money
Ringing in the new trading year; Straight Story: Resolutions for 2009; Ethanol you can brew at home; Which plastic gives you the real deal?; Getting Personal; Day in the Work Life: Father Time; Picking up loose change makes sense; What I'm Doing: Ben Valore-Caplan; The pros and cons of child bribery
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12/26/08 Marketplace Money
Lessons learned from the crisis; Straight Story: Goals met in 2008; An oil check to keep Alaskans warm; Oil profits help Houston boom; Getting Personal; Day in the Work Life: Projectionist; Learning to believe in banks; Gift-giving is irrational, but important
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12/19/08 Marketplace Money
A guide to new credit card reforms; How to steer clear of Ponzi schemes; Straight Story: Nearing zero; A changing job market for new MBAs; Keeping a retirement income fund; Getting Personal; Day in the Work Life: UPS driver; Valuable gifts that don't cost a thing; Helpful tax moves to prepare for 20 …
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12/12/08 Marketplace Money
Time for a new Part D prescription; Muni bonds fall out of favor; Straight Story: Flight to safety; Investment Club: Revisiting Virginia; Shrinking your gift footprint; Getting Personal; Letters; Once upon a recession...; Day in the Work Life: Ballet dancer
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12/05/08 Marketplace Money
The underemployment problem; Credit card companies buckle down; Straight Story: Keeping credit in check; Is your mutual fund on track?; Here's what I'm doing: John Laine; Why now may be the time to buy; Getting Personal; Meeting a 'market maven'; Day in the Work Life: Fountain designer; Addicted to …
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11/28/08 Marketplace Money
Bailouts and rescue efforts keep coming; Layaway plans regain popularity; Thanks for Ben, Hank and Sheila; More families turning to food banks; Talking with kids about tough times; Getting Personal; Day in the Work Life: The big cheese; The 99-Cent Chef's recipe; Paying egg-stra
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11/21/08 Marketplace Money
Rethinking the 401(k); Pensions, 401(k)s and what's next; Straight Story: Insuring retirement; How do online degrees measure up?; Logging on to college; Getting Personal; Work Life: Road stripe painter; Homeowners get some breathing room; Here's what I'm doing: Julie Willnerd; Desperate times call f …
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11/14/08 Marketplace Money
This season is no holiday for retailers; Daycare costs becoming too much; Straight Story: Look across the board; Sharing tales of money woes and wins; Bank fees could get you in the end; Work Life: Locations manager; Facing foreclosure, they go to church; Getting Personal; Here's what I'm doing: Sta …
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11/07/08 Marketplace Money
Digging in to the Obama tax plan; Learning to live the temp life; Straight Story: Saving and spending; Businesses prep for new management; Here's what I'm doing: Chris Gardner; Getting Personal; Day in the Work Life: Food stamp advocate; From homeowner to landlord; The latest on reverse mortgages; R …
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10/31/08 Marketplace Money
Analysts react to Fed rate cut; Voters weigh candidates' health plans; Straight Story: Still waiting for a cure; Weighing possible bailout plans; What I'm doing: Nicholas Gaffney; Getting Personal; Day in the Work Life: Ghost tour guide; In banking, with age comes experience; Letters; The Marketplac …
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10/24/08 Marketplace Money
Can the markets shock us anymore?; Straight Story: A crisis checklist; Getting Personal; Work Life: He's a solar man; Don't give the house to a scammer; Small businesses have big concerns; What I'm Doing: Robert Latson; How safe is your pension?
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10/17/08 Marketplace Money
What I'm doing: Robert Reich; Who backs the backstop?; The next president's challenge; What I'm doing: Bob Mankoff; Getting Personal; Cash under the mattress; Learning to believe in banks; Trusting your financial planner; What I'm doing: Lita Powell-Drake; Ensuring your insurance's safety; Taking a …
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10/10/08 Marketplace Money
At the end of the road to ruin; Econ class is now in session; What's next for the housing market?; Keeping your investments on target; Getting Personal; Day in the Work Life: Superdelegate; You might get what you need; Revisiting the Great Depression; Straight Story: Rethinking retirement
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10/03/08 Marketplace Money
The view from Main Street; After the bailout; Short- and long-term views of the crisis; Putting investors on the couch; Getting Personal; Mormons take care of their own; Day in the Work Life: Financial planner; The down payment assistance debate; Straight Story: Taking the long view
APM: Marketplace Money
