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  • Senior business correspondent reports on brokers charging mutual fund companies higher sales fees.

  • Going to a wedding can be fun but going to multiple weddings in one year can get expensive. Marketplace Public Insight producer Angela Kim has been to her share of weddings and discusses her experience.

  • Half a million bucks in student debt?
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    Paddy Hirsch, Liz Weston, and Tess discuss the wisdom of taking out huge amounts of student debt.

  • For penning a money-savvy rap

    This week's Piggy Award goes to a money-smart teen who practices what she raps.

  • Marketplace's David Brancaccio and his robot dog Wilson drive coast to coast without as much as a "hello" to fellow humans.

  • Water will become more and more valuable as the future draws nearer.
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    Author Peter Diamandis thinks technology will help us solve the biggest challenges we face.

  • The recipient of this week's piggy award: A Big Y supermarket clerk, who helped a Connecticut woman from falling victim to a scam.
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    A Big Y supermarket clerk helps a Connecticut woman from falling victim to a scam.

  • Home sales in popular neighborhoods are up sharply as the economy continues its slow-but-steady recovery.

  • Sprinkles Cupcakes installs a robotic cupcake ATM.

  • Commentator Frances Frei says automation needs to improve the customer experience, not frustrate it.