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  • According to a recent Smart Money investigation, many brokers are offering advice they shouldn't be giving. Tess Vigeland discusses broker trust with Smart Money Magazine senior writer Dyan Machan.

  • The country's war with credit card debt rages on. A new documentary called "Maxed Out" takes an in-depth look at our nasty credit addiction. Tess Vigeland talks plastic with director James Scurlock.

  • On this week's "A Day In the Work Life," our regular look at how folks trade time for money, we take to the skies with a pilot.

  • The new bankruptcy rules have made it tougher to file — and tougher to find a lawyer who can help. Alisa Roth reports.

  • Buying a falling stock can be tempting, but if you think a quick rise will help you get rich quick, think again. As Bob Moon reports, you may be risking more than you can afford.

  • Credit card companies like to lure you with the promise of a fixed interest rate, but they may be taking a few liberties with the definition. Tess Vigeland interviews Travis Plunkett of the Consumer Federation of America on how "fixed" these rates really are.

  • Our economics editor Chris Farrell answers your burning money questions. This week, advice on buying U.S. savings bonds, checking a credit report and saving the right amount.

  • Wall Street's got the subprime jitters, but economics editor Chris Farrell says the Federal Reserve can shake it off.

  • Mar 24, 2007

    Buzzword: McJob

    Life is hard enough without having to decipher everything. Each week, Marketplace Money brings you a word or a phrase that has bubbled to the top of the news. For instance: "McJob." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?

  • Life is hard enough without having to decipher everything. Each week, Marketplace Money brings you a word or a phrase that has bubbled to the top of the news. For instance, "Cockroach Theory." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?

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