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  • In honor of fashion week in New York City, we explore the cutting edge with trend forecaster Helen Job.

  • Feb 9, 2008

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
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    Chris and Tess talk about small businesses, retirement contribution confusion, Class A vs. Class C shares, transferring stocks and covering college debt with insurance.

  • When you're planning college costs, be sure to factor in health insurance. Tess talks to Kim Clark about the evolution of the college clinic.

  • Online reviews can be all over the map. How can you vet hundreds of reviews to get the best information? Lenora Chu goes browsing for answers.

  • Companies are shorting their employees on retirement and economics editor Chris Farrell is calling them out. Chris sets the story straight on the pension system.

  • The president is preparing to sign a $168 billion stimulus package passed by Congress, but what effect will it have on you? Tess asks Marketplace's Nancy Marshall-Genzer.

  • The stimulus package is putting cash in your pocket to spend and boost the economy. But as Danielle Karson reports, some people have very different plans for the money.

  • Next week is the final week for the public to comment on new disclosure rules designed to expose the fees that sneak thousands from your 401k. Tess talks to Matthew Hutcheson for more.

  • As the government debates health care reform, people are trying to find ways to cope. Tess revisits David Lazarus to hear how he's adapting his life and his budget to diabetes.

  • With Fat Tuesday fast approaching, we follow some locals to Pat O'Brien's in New Orleans to experience a day in the work life of a bartender.

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