04/22/11
Marketplace Money for Friday, April 22, 2011
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Marketplace Money for Friday, April 22, 2011
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Financial behavior on a napkin: 'She says, I hear'
Have you ever had a discussion about money that seemed to go in circles? Carl Richards explains how we carry around "baggage" that can influence our conversations about money.
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When will we hit bottom in the housing market?
Stan Humphries, chief economist at Zillow, discusses the current state of the housing market and when we might see a bottom in home prices.
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Mastering the art of sucking up
Flattery can lead to success. But obvious flattery can be detrimental. Here's how you can master the art of brown-nosing.
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Is health reform unleashing an entrepreneurial wave?
Under the Obama health plan, it's supposed to get easier to find and keep affordable insurance if you leave a job and strike out as an individual entrepreneur. But is that actually happening?
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Getting Personal: Investing, life insurance, magazine subscriptions
Tess Vigeland and L.A. Times columnist David Lazarus offer advice on bogus magazine subscriptions, life insurance policies, and answer questions involving investing and debt.
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Piggy Award: Business professor learns a lesson
This week's Marketplace Money Piggy Award goes to a business professor in Atlanta, Ga., who learned an important lesson about being cheated by her bank.
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The dark side to home ownership
Americans like to hold a glowing vision of private home ownership as a gateway to independence, safety and freedom. But then we got a stark glimpse of reality with the collapse of the housing market.
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Improving the transportation experience with transit apps
More and more software developers are creating transportation apps to save you time, and hopefully money.
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What's in your wallet, Lauren McMahon?
Lauren McMahon from Pasadena, Calif., shares with us the contents of her wallet.
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Money-saving car insurance tips
Insure.com's Amy Danise discusses why your zip code matters to insurers and how you can get a better insurance rate. Plus, she tells us the least and most expensive cars to insure.
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