11/16/07
Marketplace Money for November 17-18, 2007
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Marketplace Money mailbag
Our economics editor Chris Farrell answers your burning money questions. This week -- college loans, value investing, cleaning up credit snafus and index fund vocabulary.
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Home for the holidays
Unpredictable weather and overbooked flights could make this holiday travel season a nightmare. Tess asks Scott McCartney for tips to get through the gridlock.
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Get debt collectors off your back
Are debt collectors harassing you? Their actions might be criminal. Tess asks Lauren Saunders about what creditors can and can't do and how you can fight back.
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The 411 on HSAs
There's a new kid on the health care block this open enrollment season. Tess asks Paul Fronstin to give us a crash course on Health Savings Accounts.
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Shopocalypse now
Reverend Billy has a message for you: the end is near for our consumer culture. Marketplace's Lisa Napoli enters the fold of the Church of Stop Shopping to bring us the gospel.
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Buzzword: Quarterly forecast
Life is hard enough without having to decipher everything. Marketplace Money breaks down a phrase making headlines this week: "quarterly forecast."
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Work Life: Nutritionist
On this week's "A Day in the Work Life," our regular look at how folks trade time for money, we learn how trends make their way to the kitchen from Del Monte nutritionist Laura Molseed.
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Read the fine print
Are mortgage brokers looking out for your bottom line or their own? Tess talks to Elizabeth Warren about hidden fees in the mortgage industry.
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Straight Story: Recession fears
Nobody can predict the future, but if anyone can come close, it's Marketplace's economics editor Chris Farrell. Chris walks us through key economic indicators and sets the story straight on the prospect of a recession.
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Bracing your portfolio for the storm
Investors are predicting dark times ahead for the economy. Marketplace's Jill Barshay tells you what you can do to prepare your portfolio for the worst.
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