Marketplace Money Stories

With more renters crowding the market, the cost of rent is going up. Forget landlords offering free rent or a TV to get you to rent; renters have to appeal to landlords.

Marketing and career coach Tim Tyrell-Smith and host Tess Vigeland discuss how you can develop your own brand promise.

A professor keeps a few of his favorite things in his wallet: A gift card to a beer store and a photo of his wife from the first time he met her.

Credit cards and banks know a lot about what you purchase, and they're offering that information to merchants so they can target ads tailored to you. Reporter Stacey Vanek-Smith discusses how it all works.

Stock brokers, financial planners, accountants: Workers of the financial industry are among the most likely to have had a major depressive episode in the past year. Reporter Sean Cole looks at what makes this industry more susceptible to depression.

Blame: It's easy to serve, but hard to take. Author Ben Dattner discusses the psychology of blame and how good leaders deal with it.

The Sinclair family lost two homes to foreclosure in 2008. We get an update on how they're doing today and why the family thinks they're ready for another mortgage.

Marketplace Money host Tess Vigeland and MSN's Liz Pulliam Weston answer listener questions.

A couple of high school kids in Florida set up a credit union for their student body. Now students can start learning how to manage their money early.

Kiplinger's Lisa Gerstner discusses how to initiate a conversation about money with your partner and offers advice on merging finances.