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Playlist: Biased investment advice, financial advice on a bar napkin

Christina Huh Mar 11, 2011

Posted by Christina Huh

For Marketplace Money, Friday, March 11, 2011

After decades of living, you end up with a lot of stuff. Reporter Susan Shepherd talks about the booming “senior movers” industry. They help confront the years of stuff seniors have to confront when they decide to downsize to a smaller home. An AARP lawyer talked to Tess about seniors being targeted for reverse mortgages. Meanwhile, personal columinst Michelle Singletary talks about what future retirees will have to watch out for when getting investment advice

Reporter Jennifer Collins introduces a way to get loans, even if you have bad or no credit. And The New York TImes’s Carl Richards explains our different financial perspectives on a cocktail napkin.

  • Wolves – DoshBuy
  • The Repudiated Immortals – Of MontrealBuy
  • A Staff of Strength In The Hands of the Righteous –
    The Sway MachineryBuy
  • Baby’s Arms – Kurt VileBuy
  • Blind Paper Dragon – Tin Hat Trio
  • Vision One – RoyksoppBuy

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