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  • Our special series continues on investment clubs in America. Host Tess Vigeland takes us to a club meeting in San Jose. Meet a co-ed group that does lunch, chews over spreadsheets and cooks up a nice profit in the stock market.

  • First comes love, then comes not getting married. A growing number of Americans are choosing to skip the walk down the aisle. But what effect does this have on their finances? Alex Cohen reports.

  • The IRS wants to fix the tax gap. Going after uncollected tax revenue could mean more individual audits. John Dimsdale reports.

  • A growing economy is a good thing, right? So why are many Americans feeling bad? Economics editor Chris Farrell has an answer.

  • On this week's 'A Day In the Work Life,' our regular look at how folks trade time for money, we make a date with a matchmaker.

  • 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, "Front running." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?

  • Our economics editor Chris Farrell answers your burning money questions. This week, advice on buying bonds, investing in a "hot" fund, and qualifying for domestic partner benefits.

  • Spend, not save. That seems to be the mantra of the American consumer. Kai speaks with economist Peter Morici about the dwindling savings rate among Americans.

  • What's better: paying off your mortgage quickly or building other financial investments? Kai Ryssdal talks to Smart Money's Bob Rose about what makes the most sense for you.

  • Cash Peters has a PC. But should he buy a Mac? He investigates the pros and cons of doing a computer swap.

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