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Would you or better yet, should you buy a pre-paid car maintenance plan?
Phil Reed Sep 23, 2011
When you buy a new car, the finance manager might try to sell you a pre-paid maintenance plan. On the spur of the moment, this might sound like a...
Getting Personal: Franchises, budgeting in uncertain times
Sep 26, 2011
Tess Vigeland and David Lazarus of the Los Angeles Times answer listeners' personal finance questions.
Are credit scores fair?
Tess Vigeland Sep 30, 2011
Matt Haughey says he's in his best financial condition yet, but his credit score is still low. John Ulzheimer of SmartCredit.com says credit scores need a little elbow grease to maintain, but are a fair assessment of a person's finances.
Piggy Bank Award: For a better financial future
Sep 16, 2011
This week's piggy prize goes to someone who wants to make smarter financial decisions.
September consumer sentiment inches up
Stacey Vanek Smith Sep 22, 2011
Consumer sentiment. Consumer comfort. We've got measures galore on consumers. But do these surveys have any predictive value?
Getting Personal: Emergency funds, credit scores
Sep 22, 2011
Tess Vigeland and Marketplace's economics editor Chris Farrell answer listeners' personal finance questions.
More older, educated Americans filing for bankruptcy
Oct 6, 2011
More evidence that higher education doesn't necessarily protect you from financial disasters: The number of Americans with advanced degrees filing for bankruptcy jumped 20 percent over the last five years.
Do You Have Financial PTSD?
Dr. Mark Goulston Sep 9, 2011
You have been traumatized by a financial disaster from which you are convinced you cannot recover or come back, nor believe that you can find a job...
Getting Personal: Emergency funds, a relative's loan request
Sep 22, 2011
Bob Moon and MSN personal finance columnist Liz Pulliam Weston answer listeners' personal finance questions.
The personal financial impact of 9/11
Oct 6, 2011
Marketplace listeners share how 9/11 changed their perspectives on the role of career and money in their lives.
