Marketplace Money Stories

Host Tess Vigeland and Marketplace Sustainability reporter Adriene Hill discuss methods you can use today to help reduce energy use and those hefty electric bills.

Host Tess Vigeland and MSN's Liz Pulliam Weston answer listener questions on: Is there such a thing as 'good debt', is it better to pay off a mortgage or reserve some cash to build up your savings and is it wise to pay off debt using a home equity line of credit?

Host Tess Vigeland reads some of your thoughts on the lawsuit against the 99 Cent Only store, the recently created Office of Financial Literacy, and our recent story on mortgage modifications.

The estate tax lapsed last year and if Congress does not vote to reinstate it, estates larger than one million dollars will be taxed upon death as of Jan. 1. Laura Sanders of the Wall Street Journal joins Tess Vigeland to discuss further.

For better or for worse, kids take after their parents — but studies show parental influence only goes so far when it comes to how your children will handle money.

Tess Vigeland talks to economist Richard DeKaser about the effect unemployment benefits will have on the economy.

Tess Vigeland talks to personal finance expert Beth Kobliner about the Office of Financial Literacy, which will conduct two studies on financial literacy. Will these studies be the death of the financial literacy education idea or will it actually help us in the long run?

The 99 Cent Only store's new price hike has sparked two class action lawsuits accusing the discounter with false advertising.

Community activists recently demonstrated outside JP Morgan Chase offices in California. Protesters asked why banks don't use all resources available to help modify mortgages. Bob Moon investigates.

Many current homeowners are trying to figure out what to do about their mortgages. The government's fix-it programs and the banks appear to be generating more confusion than modifications.