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  • Gas, food, copper: prices are rising all around us and inflation talk is picking up. Tess asks Janet Bodnar how to protect your money from rising inflation.

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  • May 10, 2008

    Great expectations

    First-quarter earnings season is upon us and profit numbers are under the microscope. Alisa Roth investigates where expectations come from and what they mean for investors.

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  • A gas pump in Berkeley, Calif.
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    Want to save money on gas? Philip Reed shows Tess how "miracle" gadgets fare against easing off the gas pedal a bit.

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  • Retirement planning
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    Whether they saved too little or want to stay active, more Americans are working into what are usually considered the retirement years. Stacey Vanek-Smith explains the challenges of staying in the workforce.

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  • Rico Gagliano back in 2004, studying up for the first "Educating Rico" segment.
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    It's the end of an era as Rico Gagliano's on-air education draws to a close. Tess and Rico look back at lessons learned in this final episode of "Educating Rico."

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  • On this week's "A Day in the Work Life," we listen in with a sound effects guy who adds a dash of audio magic to the movies.

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  • May 3, 2008

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
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    In this edition of Getting Personal, Chris and Tess talk about purchasing a business, buying foreign real estate, self-employment and financing study abroad.

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  • Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac now ask more of lenders making condo loans. Tess asks David Lereah to explain the new regulations making life tough for prospective condo owners.

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  • Economic stimulus payments are in the mail, but as Danielle Karson explains, before you blow that check, there are some charities who'd like to make their pitch.

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  • As it becomes harder to get a loan from a bank, alternatives emerge. Economics editor Chris Farrell sets the story straight on the pros and cons of peer-to-peer lending.

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