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Teaching financial literacy
Sep 22, 2011
Tess Vigeland talks to personal finance expert Beth Kobliner about the Office of Financial Literacy, which will conduct two studies on financial literacy. Will these studies be the death of the financial literacy education idea or will it actually help us in the long run?
Getting Personal
Sep 22, 2011
Tess Vigeland and Los Angeles Times columnist David Lazarus answer listener questions including how to get a project loan on property, should one get a collateral loan and what is the best way to save a set amount of money.
Empathy for debt collectors?
Sep 22, 2011
This week the Federal Trade Commission issued a report calling for major changes in the debt collection industry. Robert Andrews analyzes the debt industry.
Getting Personal
Sep 22, 2011
Tess Vigeland and personal finance expert Kathy Kristoff answer your questions on how a newly-wed couple should handle joint finances and how a cash-strapped family can manage to add to their savings.
Call Center: 101
Gregory Warner Sep 22, 2011
Marketplace reporter, Gregory Warner, walks listeners through how a health insurance call center representative is created.
Cheapskates who learned their lessons
Jul 16, 2010
Marketplace asked you to submit your story of when being a cheapskate ended up smacking you in the fact. Here are our top favorites.
Is public transit really cheaper?
Sep 22, 2011
In some areas of the country transit authorities are cutting service and raising fares. Matthew Schuerman looks at how New Jersey riders are coping with the increased expense.
Real estate investment is risky
Chris Farrell Jun 12, 2009
Bud Hebeler of Analyzenow.com sent out a note about a presentation he gave at a real estate seminar. I'm a big fan of his website and conservative...
Personal bankruptcies up
Chris Farrell Jun 4, 2009
In the 1990s and early 2000s more Americans than ever filed for personal bankruptcy. On April 20, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the...
The "claim and suspend" Social Security move
Chris Farrell May 29, 2009
This could be a financial boon to a number of retirees. Many older people on Social Security have been forced by the bear market to go back to work...
