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New light bulb lexicon

Mar 1, 2012

New government guidelines are taking incandescent bulbs off the market, leaving us with compact fluorescents and LEDs. But now there's a new language for bulb shoppers to learn.

Posted In: lightbulbs, CFL, flourecent, LED, incandescent, expensive, Money, shopping, consumer

Introducing the Wealth & Poverty beat

Interview with

Mitchell Hartman

Feb 24, 2012

Reporter Mitchell Hartman discusses the need for Marketplace's new Wealth & Poverty desk.

Posted In: wealth, poverty, coverage, reporting, Money, Saving, debt, Inheritance

Sick to death of saving

Zo Webster

Feb 17, 2012

Commentator Zo Webster has been a saver all her life - but recently she's begun to change her tune.

Posted In: Saving, frugality, spending, Banks, Money

Getting Personal: Identity crisis

Feb 17, 2012

Tess talks with David Lazarus of the the Los Angeles Times about how to cope with possible identity theft, the tax implications of airmiles and handling your credit profile when collectors come calling.

Posted In: Money, Taxes, identity, theft, ID, IRS, collection agency, debt

The ups and downs of the fashion world

Tess Vigeland

Feb 10, 2012

Ever wondered why a few scraps of cloth end up costing $5,000 on the catwalk? Or how designers manage to sell a $5,000 dress for just a few hundred bucks in stores like Target? Tess Vigeland pulls back the curtain on the fashion biz.

Posted In: fashion, Money, Retail, spending

Getting Personal: To move or not to move

Feb 3, 2012

Tess Vigeland and economics editor Chris Farrell discuss the possibility of more transparency on 401(k) fees. Plus, callers ask questions about supporting retired parents and the pros and cons of uprooting a family for a new job.

Posted In: home, Retirement, Money, Mexico, underwater, House

Shopping for good financial fortune

Interview by

Tess Vigeland

Jan 27, 2012

USC professor and East Asian cultural expert Gene Cooper takes us on a money tour of L.A.'s Chinatown, explaining all the trinkets and symbols that foster prosperity.