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"The Buzz Word"
Mar 6, 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, like obstruction of justice. You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
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The Numbers for March 6, 2004
Mar 6, 2004
It's time for The Numbers, our regular weekly installment of the business news of the week. Host Kai Ryssdal gives you the numbers and tells you what they mean for your wallet.
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Audits-R-Us
Mar 6, 2004
First comes taxes, and then if you are unlucky, the dreaded "A-word." Michael Martin, an enrolled agent, dishes the dirt about what to do and what not to do when the taxman cometh.
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Tax Time
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Mar 6, 2004
April 15th is mere weeks away! The tax countdown has begun. So, how do you decide whether to hire an accountant or do it alone? Reporter Amy Scott navigates the two routes: hiring an accountant or filing with online software.
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The buzz word: Consumer sentiment
Feb 28, 2004
Life is hard enough without having to decipher everything. Each week, <i>Sound Money</i> brings you a word or a phrase that has bubbled to the top of the news. For instance, "consumer sentiment." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
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The numbers for February 28, 2004
Feb 28, 2004
Our regular weekly segment of the business news of the week. Kai tells you the numbers and what it means for your wallet.
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Kitchen table economics
Feb 28, 2004
Super Tuesday is next week. We thought we'd check in on the two main Democratic frontrunners, Sen. John Kerry from Massachusetts and North Carolina Sen. John Edwards. Hear more about how their proposed economic policies would affect your bottom line.
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Greenspan in translation
Feb 28, 2004
This and every week, we have our economics editor Chris Farrell here to help you sort out what's smart, what's stupid, and what's the "Straight Story." The most important banker on the planet was on tour this week. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was on stage everywhere, running through his personal playlist: everything from mortgages to Social Security to Medicare to the deficit. What is Greenspan up to?
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Bubble bubble, is there trouble?
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Feb 28, 2004
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.
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