Got an extra $135? That's the planned opening list price if you're searching for one share of Google stock. But is the buzz surrounding Google overshadowing other IPOs? Kai interviews Laura Killian of Renaissance Capital, an IPO watch group, about the other offerings coming to a market near you.

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: "The Humphrey-Hawkins Address." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?

This week, soaring corporate profits and dividend payouts dominated Wall Street. Kai translates the news with Diane Swonk, chief economist at Bank One Corporation.

Chris Farrell answers more of your burning money questions. This week: advice on balancing a portfolio, saving for an emergency, and deciding on a reverse mortgage.