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  • Last week, Marketplace Money partnered with The New York Times for a special report called Money Through the Ages. The show looked at money issues…

  • The social entrepreneur Marc Freedman is the founder and driving force behind Civic Ventures. He created the nonprofit to encourage baby boomers-…

  • Bank lobbyists are constantly saying the industry needs to raise its fees on customers. The banks don't want to charge customers more, they say….

  • CNNMoney.com has a slideshow, Meet the Millionaires. I usually don't pay much attention to these kinds of articles. But I like the lesson) Jim Wang…

  • A pall has settled over the housing market. The latest piece of bad news: Residential real estate prices fell sharply in January. The S&P/Case…

  • Companies have long mastered the art of triggering an impulse buy. From the grocery store to the shopping mall, companies are really good at…

  • If you listen to Marketplace Money with any regularity, you know we like to say it's never too early to start thinking about your money. How to…

  • The housing market has been in the tank for years now. The latest figures say it won't get better anytime soon. But this century long chart from…

  • Do you have enough set aside to retire? How much will you need to live on when you stop working? Brett Arends of the Wall Street Journal tackles…

  • Money is tight. Pretty soon some people will face one more bill they can't pay: Taxes. What do you do if you can't write the check?…

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