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  • Question: I have reason to believe the company I work for is going public. If that happens I think the logical business maneuver would be to…

  • May 29, 2008

    Free Credit Score?

    Question: Hello Chris, I thoroughly enjoy your segments, keep up the great work….

  • Question: Hi Marketplace, I've got a couple good things going for me right now. I just got a new job that pays a lot more than my old one, and I'm…

  • May 28, 2008

    Consumer Prices

    Question: i understand that fuel and food prices are not included in the government inflation figures but are included in the consumer spending…

  • May 24, 2008

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
    Marketplace

    This week, Tess Vigeland and economics editor Chris Farrell give advice to a woman selling her rental property, and another woman who's not sure if her mortgage loan is too good to be true.

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  • May 23, 2008

    Opt-Out

    Question: Chris: These days all of us receive so much unsolicited mail in our mail boxes, that it is a real headache. It is even more so, with the…

  • May 23, 2008

    I-Bonds

    Question: The 5/12/08 question posed on your blog asking about the new 0.00 fixed rate on I- Bonds has not been answered. As an 83 year old whose…

  • Question: I'm 56 and my wife and I together make around $80k and both contribute to our company matched 401Ks. I plan to retire at age 70. My…

  • Question: I am 58 years old, a self-supporting teacher, and anxious about my retirement savings. My son at the age of 29 has decided to go to law…

  • Question: I am 55 years old, earn $62,000/year and I have a mortgage on my condo slated to pay off in six years (2014). My current mortgage balance…

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