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Paddy Hirsch is the Senior Producer, Personal Finance at Marketplace and the creator and host of the Marketplace Whiteboard. Follow Paddy on Twitter @paddyhirsch and on facebook at www.facebook.com/paddyhirsch101

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ThomasJ's picture
ThomasJ - Sep 2, 2012

Please explain the money multiplier effect which banks have, and how their capital requirements affect the market.

ThomasJ's picture
ThomasJ - Sep 2, 2012

Please explain the various techniques in the technical analysis of stock and their underlying rationales.

clintsnyder's picture
clintsnyder - Sep 1, 2012

Please explain IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) - what does it mean to the little investor? Does this mean I have to talk about turnover and not sales? I like turnovers - as long as they are for breakfast. What are the major differences to what we see in a company's current reports and how should an investor look at financial statements under the American standards vs the International ones? Thank you, Clint Snyder.

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DKW - Sep 1, 2012

Please explain quantitative easing.

Daddy_Wags's picture
Daddy_Wags - Sep 1, 2012

Explain how a public benefit corporation could be the vehicle to bring democratic self-governance into the (practically) exclusive aristocratic (shareholder-owned) public marketplace of goods and services.

Jeff38's picture
Jeff38 - Aug 31, 2012

How about the sources and potential outcomes of the various pieces of the Fiscal Cliff. You may need to do a series with a grand finale on their interaction.

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mlachance - Aug 31, 2012

You should do a whiteboard on the graduated federal income tax rates. I find a lot of people don't understand them. I've had people say that they don't want to get a raise because it would push them into the next tax bracket and they would take home less money.

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ric_k - Sep 6, 2012

I agree, and maybe add the distinction between more regressive payroll taxes, and what makes them regressive.

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indrayam - Aug 31, 2012

Modern Portfolio Theory would be really nice to understand Paddy

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nistla - Aug 30, 2012

Hi Paddy,

I think I know what a utility patent is, but what is the difference between: 1) a design patent, 2) "trade dress," and 3) copyright to protect the visual appearances of gadgets (e.g., smartphones and tablets)?

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