01/14/11
Marketplace Money for January 14, 2011
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Marketplace Money for January 14, 2011
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In search of the purpose-driven career
With unemployment in the U.S. near 10 percent, many job seekers are settling for jobs that are lower paid and of lower status. But Eve Troeh reports that a better approach may be to keep your high standards in place, and to strive for purpose in a career.
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Consumer safety gets online database
Congress' product safety legislation is set to kick in next week with the launch of a new online database where consumers can report products that may have safety or health hazards. But like any online forum, how trustworthy will it be? Sally Herships reports.
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New Verizon deal means some freedom, finally
When Verizon announced this week that it was soon going to offer the iPhone on its network, it was a big deal. Especially for Marketplace's Tech Report host John Moe, who will be freed from his AT&T contract next week. He contemplates the options.
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Getting Personal: Margin accounts, credit repair
Tess and L.A. Times columnist David Lazarus take on listener questions about money.
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WEB EXCLUSIVE: What's in your wallet, David Lazarus?
We ask the L.A. Times columnist and regular Marketplace Money contributor about what's inside his wallet.
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Financially preparing for a divorce
It's the busiest time of the year for divorce lawyers. Family law attorney Kelly Chang talks with Tess Vigeland about why so many people seek to end a marriage at this time, the average cost of divorce and what she thinks about pre-nups.
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Protect yourself from a divorce... with insurance
There's a new option to protect your money and help cover the high costs of ending a marriage: divorce insurance. WedLock Divorce Insurance CEO John Logan talks with Tess Vigeland about how he came up with the idea, how it differs from a pre-nup, and what the reaction has been.
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How to identify and build your investor identity
Tess talks to Frank Murtha, co-author of "MarketPsych," on how to identify and build your "investor identity."
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What's in your wallet, Peter Keating?
We go across the border to Canada to find out what Peter Keating keeps in his wallet, which he found on the street.
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