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Cell phones sales are hot in India
Miranda Kennedy | Apr 3, 2006In India, people are buying cell phones like crazy. Motorola has just announced an aggressive plan to get in on that action. Miranda Kennedy reports.
The "Straight Story" with Chris Farrell: Tax Reform
| Apr 1, 2006It's time once again for economics editor Chris Farrell to help you sort out what's smart, what's stupid and what's the "Straight Story." This week: April 15th is almost upon us. Chris remembers a time, not so long ago, when tax reform mattered.
"Day in the Work Life": Bean Counter
| Apr 1, 2006On this week's "A Day In the Work Life" -- our look at how folks trade their time for money -- we roast a coffee broker.
The "Buzzword": Foreign Currency Reserve
| Apr 1, 2006Life is hard enough without having to decipher everything. Each week, Marketplace Money brings you a word or a phrase that has bubbled to the top of the news. For instance - "Foreign Currency Reserve." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
The Mailbag for March 31, 2006
| Apr 1, 2006Our economics editor Chris Farrell answers more of your burning money questions. This week: advice on retiring overseas, deducting capital gains and using a retirement account to buy property.
From the Money Matters Desk: Wealth Over Worry
| Apr 1, 2006Think you can beat the market? Think again. Most paid analysts don't come close. Author Lance Alston talks with Kai about the risk of stock picking.
Appraising Long-Term Insurance
| Apr 1, 2006Most Americans don't have long-term health insurance. So how do you ensure the best care for people that need long term care? Consumer Reports' Mandy Walker offers this guide.
Deducting Retirement Accounts
| Apr 1, 2006401K. IRAs. Roths. One way to lower your tax bite is to sink your teeth into a retirement account. MSN Money's Liz Pulliam Weston lays out what you can deposit and deduct.
"Educating Rico": Student Loan Debt
| Apr 1, 2006Associate producer Rico Gagliano is back with another installment of our series, "Educating Rico." This time, our hero revisits the topic of student loan debt. Back in 2004, experts told him to consolidate his loans. Two years later, does that advice still hold?
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