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  • John Ventura, author of "Kiplinger's Estate Planning."
    University of Houston

    Kiplinger's John Ventura returns to bring us up to speed on living trusts. Host Tess Vigeland asks how a trust is different than a will and what you need to do to establish one.

  • We present another take on the tough business of planning for the end. This week, we hear from funeral director Justin Zabor of the Zabor Funeral Home in Cleveland.

  • On this week's "A Day in the Work Life," we head out on the range with a cowboy.

  • Did you know that if you borrow from your Social Security early and pay it back later, the government will call things even? Bob Moon reports on an option that almost sounds too good to be true.

  • Members of the Crow River Investment Club in St. Michael, Minnesota.
    Tess Vigeland

    Host Tess Vigeland returns to the Crow River Investment Club in St. Michael, Minn., where "diversification" is the buzzword for surviving the shaky economy.

  • Arrests and indictments from the subprime mess are in the news, but how did regulators allow things to get so bad? Economics editor Chris Farrell sets the story straight on this week's government crackdown.

  • The government established the Hope Now program to help ease the housing crisis, but some homeowners have been left hoping someone will answer their call. Jill Barshay reports.

  • A gas price display is changed at a Chevron gasoline to display a record high.
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    As oil prices continue on their rollercoaster ride, we keep feeling the sting at the gas station. Host Tess Vigeland asks energy expert Severin Borenstein to explain how the price of oil relates to the price at the pump.

  • With banks getting out of the student loan business, students are turning to the Internet — and sometimes total strangers — to cover the cost of school. Nancy Marshall Genzer has more.

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  • How to write a will

    Now that you've decided to write a will, what things do you need to consider? Tess continues her conversation with Kiplinger's John Ventura.

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