06/09/06
Marketplace Money for June 9, 2006
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Marketplace Money for June 9, 2006
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Educating Rico: The fine print
Associate Producer Rico Gagliano takes a harrowing journey into the heart of credit darkness. Learn the sneaky ways credit card companies try to squeeze more money out of you.
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Day in the Work Life: A dancing life
On this week's A Day In the Work Life, our look at how folks trade their time for money, a revealing look at a burlesque dancer.
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Navigating open enrollment
Start with a thick booklet from Human Resources. Add some confusing insurance-speak about health care. Toss in a deadline. Mix it all together and you've cooked up one of the sourest periods in the workplace: open enrollment. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
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The OH NO in online banking
For many Americans, online banking offers a free and easy way to balance their checkbooks. But beware of hidden traps. USA Today's Sandra Block checks off the list.
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The IPO that went south
Internet phone provider Vonage's initial public offering hasn't done so well. How bad is it? So bad that customers who bought the stock are suing. Kai speaks with James Granelli of the Los Angeles Times.
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Buzzword: Backdating
Life is hard enough without having to decipher everything. Each week, Marketplace Money brings you a word or a phrase that has bubbled to the top of the news. For instance: Backdating. You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
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Mailbag for Friday, June 9, 2006
Our economics editor Chris Farrell answers your burning money questions. This week, advice on: paying for a remodel, buying disability insurance and setting saving priorities.
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Straight Story: The estate tax
It's time once again for economics editor Chris Farrell to help you sort out what's smart, what's stupid and what's the Straight Story. This week, Chris looks at Senate proposals for rolling back the estate tax. . . and votes nay.
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Flexible spending accounts
Once a year, workers can contribute money into a flexible spending account to be used for a variety of family and health care costs. So how much should you put aside? Kai speaks to Paul Fronstin of the Employee Benefits Research Institute.
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