03/18/11
Marketplace Money for Friday, March 18, 2011
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Marketplace Money for Friday, March 18, 2011
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Getting paid to take care of mom and dad
There are millions of caregivers in this country who look after an older family member - and a growing number of them is getting paid to do the job. Elder law attorneys have been drawing up more contracts that deal with how to care for mom or dad, and get compensated.
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How to talk to your parents about money
Talking about money can often feel like you're walking into a minefield, but it's important to talk to your aging parents about money. Tess Vigeland picks up some times on how to broach the touchy subject.
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Getting Personal: Money and babies, debt collection
Tess Vigeland and MSN personal finance columnist Liz Pulliam Weston answer your questions about financially preparing and protecting your little ones and debt-collecting etiquette.
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Confidence about retirement security low
Americans are more pessimistic than ever about their prospects for a comfortable retirement, according to a new survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Marketplace's Nancy Marshall Genzer explains why.
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How to financially prepare for disasters
People are thinking more about disaster preparedness since the tsunami in Japan. Tess Vigeland talks to Candysse Miller of the Insurance Information Network of California about how to prepare a disaster financial plan.
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Suze Orman's 'New American Dream'
The new American Dream means no debt, living below your means and within your needs, and getting the same pleasure out of savings as you do from spending. Personal finance maven Suze Orman explains in an interview with Tess Vigeland.
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A no-lose, no-cash out way to gamble
Marketplace's Sean Cole looks at a game where people use real money to place bets, even they know they'll never, ever win.
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What's in your wallet, Kelly Raver?
Kelly Raver shares some of the sentimental items in her wallet that reminds her of the hardships she emerged from years before.
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