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  • Loaning money to family and friends
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    Family get-togethers are usually a lot of fun, but for some it's just the opposite because they owe a relative money. Tess talks to Kathy Kristof of the Los Angeles Times about a new service that claims to work out all the uncomfortable details.

  • If you have any money tied up in investments, you're probably getting a ton of mail asking you for something. Not more money — your vote. Marketplace's Janet Babin reports.

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    Could you go 12 months without buying any new consumer goods? Tess Vigeland talks to a family who has accepted the challenge.

  • Contributing to your 401(k) and taking advantage of your company's matching funds is a retirement investment fundamental. Economics editor Chris Farrell says to remember the Marketplace Money Mantra: "Diversify, diversify, diversify."

  • Hand over your insurance card and some doctors might say "No Thanks." Sam Eaton takes a look at one of a growing number of physicians who prefer cash.

  • Chris Farrell and Lisa Napoli answer questions submitted by listeners.

  • Some insurers use recissions to cut and run from contracts — but California regulators have something to say about that.

  • We revisit Mike Powell, a fire behavior analyst. It's his job to predict how wildfires will burn. We found him sizing up a blaze in Idaho.

  • New guidelines from the Labor Department instruct companies to automatically enroll employees in 401(k) plans. Lisa Napoli speaks with David Wray, president of the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America about the implications.

  • Would you celebrate the anniversary of your birth by preparing for your death? Lisa Napoli learns how to get her affairs in order with some help from her family.

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