It's time once again for economics editor Chris Farrell is to help you sort out what's smart, what's stupid and what's the "Straight Story." This week: Chris delivers a stern lecture on supply side economics.
On this week's Money Matters -- our regular look at how to improve your bottom line -- we ask a former car salesperson how to get a fair deal on a car. Learn the inside scoop from Robin Segal, the author of <i>The Car Buyer's Bible.</i>
Move over soccer moms. The number of full-time dads staying home to take care of children is at a record high, according to Census Bureau data. So on this Father's Day weekend, Marketplace's Amy Scott reports on the growing trend of domestic dads.
This is a big weekend for dads. Hopefully they won't have to deal with any screaming, tantrums or tears. But now dads and moms have a new resource: parent coaches, who get paid $75 to $100 per hour for their counsel. Now all they need is some professional respect — Sarah Gardner explains.
The nation's Hispanic population is growing — census figures show 1 in 5 kids are Hispanic — yet Hispanic students have the lowest college graduation rate in the country. Sarah Gardner reports that economists are as concerned as educators.
Where does Alan Greenspan get his colorful language, like "irrational exuberance"? You'll never believe what David Johnson tells David Brown.
Life is hard enough without having to decipher everything. Each week, Sound Money brings you a word or a phrase that has bubbled to the top of the news. For instance - "Secular Bear Market." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
Fund companies have started to grade corporations on corporate governance. That's a fancy term for how a company treats its shareholders and pays its executives. Kai learns the rating rubric from Morningstar's Pat Dorsey.
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The "Straight Story" with Chris Farrell: Fact Versus Fiction
From the Money Matters Desk: The Insider's Guide to Car Buying
What I Did on My Summer Vacation... I Got a Tax Break!
Mr. Mom Goes Mainstream
No more tears — for kids <em>and</em> parents
The week on Wall Street
Looking for more Hispanic grads
The Week on Wall Street
The "Buzzword": Secular Bear Market
Grading Corporations on Their "Goodness"
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