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Raising children and personal finance: A conversation with Eric Tyson
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Sep 22, 2011
How do you budget for children? How do you think about balancing life with work? Can you make your family work financially if one parent decides to stay home? These are some of the questions we started thinking about after our host, Kai Ryssdal, welcomed his third child into the world this week. Check out Kai's interview with Eric Tyson, a personal finance counselor and the author of "Personal Finance for Dummies."
Bubble bubble, is there trouble?
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Apr 20, 2006
Stock market color commentators have been debating the existence of the B-word. Reporter Lisa Napoli sorts out the meaning of the word "bubble" and tells what you should do when you hear it.
Educating Rico
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Apr 13, 2004
Meet Rico, Sound Money staffer and newcomer to the world of personal finance. He doesn't have much money saved, has never owned a home, and has a bunch of debt. So, what can you learn from him? That it's never too late to start planning your financial future, if you're willing pick up some books and start reading.
The Buzz Word: Stock Swap
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Apr 9, 2004
Life is hard enough without having to decipher everything. Each week, Sound Money will bring you a word or a phrase that has bubbled to the top of the news. For instance: Stock Swap. You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
Index fund investing
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Sep 22, 2011
When is an index fund not an index fund? Our in-house investment expert Erica Whittlinger talks with Stephanie Curtis about the proliferation of specialty index funds and whether or not they’re worth your time and money.
Mutual fund fees
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Apr 8, 2004
The mutual fund scandal continues to grab headlines, and this week fees are the hot topic. Chris Farrell finds out from financial planner and author Frank Armstrong just how high fees are and what to do about them.
Reverse mortgages
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Apr 8, 2004
If you're a homeowner, you've been writing mortgage checks out to your bank for years. Wouldn't it be nice if the bank wrote you a check? Stephanie Curtis talks with attorney and author Steve Weisman about the pros and cons of reverse mortgages.
401(k) versus Roth IRA
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Sep 22, 2011
Is a 401(k) better than a Roth IRA? Stephanie Curtis talks with Sound Money's in-house investment expert Erica Whittlinger about the best place to put your money.
The Imclone scandal
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Apr 8, 2004
Martha Stewart's trial began this past week. But what do you really know about the Imclone scandal? Get an insider look at the key players in the Imclone scandal when Stephanie Curtis talks with author Alex Prud'homme, one of the last journalists to talk to Sam Waksal before he went to jail.
Bonds, bonds, and more bonds
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Apr 8, 2004
Counting on bonds to hold your portfolio together? Guest commentator Kevin McKinley talks about the dangers of holding onto too many bonds.
