Marketplace Money for March 2, 2007

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Marketplace Money for March 2, 2007

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Alternative minimum tax = maximum headache

The AMT is becoming a dirty word in the tax code. This year, more Americans will face the alternative minimum tax. Bob Moon reports.
Posted In: Economy, Taxes
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Mailbag for Friday, March 2, 2007

Our economics editor Chris Farrell answers your burning money questions. This week, advice on switching the name on a Roth account, investing in stock options, and cleaning up a bad investment.
Posted In: Investing
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Day in the Work Life: A dog's tale

On this week's "A Day In the Work Life," our regular look at how folks trade time for money, we nose around with a rescue patroller.
Posted In: Jobs
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Emergency savings 101

The feds want Americans to save more. So they've come up with a plan. Tess talks with Liz Pulliam Weston of MSN Money.
Posted In: Economy, Savings
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Get yourself a little online privacy

Like it or not, the web is a library for your personal information. So how hard is it to make what's public private? Jeff Tyler finds out.
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Buzzword: Wage insurance

Each week, Marketplace Money brings you a word or a phrase that has recently bubbled to the top of the news. This week's buzzword is "Wage Insurance." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
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Investment Clubs: Fairfax

In the latest installment of our investment club series, host Tess Vigeland takes us to Fairfax, Virginia. Meet a group of ladies who make homemade cinnamon rolls and invest in some sweet deals on the S&P 500.
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Straight Story: Market madness

This week, as China goes, does the rest of the world follow? Economics editor Chris Farrell translates the global-market outlook.

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