Jan 28, 2011

Marketplace Money for Friday, January 28, 2011

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What's in your wallet?

What's in your wallet, Ben Willman?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff

Jan 28, 2011

Ben Willman tells us why he doesn't have a typical "man wallet" and what he carries in it.

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Getting Personal: Funding education, a mortgage

by Marketplace Staff

Jan 28, 2011

Tess Vigeland and MoneyWatch's Kathy Kristoff talk about why Twitter isn't good for investing advice and answer your questions about non-loan options to pay for college, paying down student debt and whether you can have too much money to qualify for a loan.

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A mortgage modification mess

by Marketplace Staff

Jan 28, 2011

Neil Barofsky, special inspector general for TARP, said the government's mortgage modification program has been "abysmal." Karin Andreen has been through the modification process and talks with Tess Vigeland about her horror story.

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What to do -- and write -- if you have a customer service complaint

by Marketplace Staff

Jan 28, 2011

Columnist Timothy Noah held a complaint letter-writing contest on Slate. He talks with Tess Vigeland about where to go if you have a complaint. And the contest's winner, Keith Bertrand, weighs in on what he wrote in his letter to get a response.

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The differences between broker and investment advisor

by Heidi Moore

Jan 28, 2011

Sometimes it's not exactly clear what the difference is between an investment advisor and a broker. The Securities and Exchange Commission is trying to remedy that.