Dec 25, 2009

Marketplace Money for December 26-27, 2009

Each week on Marketplace Money, host Tess Vigeland looks at the week's major national and international stories that will impact the average listener's wallet.

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Investment club tries for a comeback

by Marketplace Staff

Dec 25, 2009

The ladies of Formerly Baroque, an investment club in Northern Virginia, speak with Tess Vigeland about how they've attempted to recover from the financial losses recently endured.

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How to give good gifts

by Marketplace Staff

Dec 25, 2009

Commentator Joel Waldfogel, author of the book "Scroogenomics," dishes out advice on how to purchase better gifts.

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Cleveland Plain Dealer consumer columnist Sheryl Harris and Tess Vigeland answer listener questions, including whether there's any downside to signing up for credit cards to get rewards, then canceling them.

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2009 money resolutions: How we fared

by Marketplace Staff

Dec 25, 2009

Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell 'fess up on just how well they've done with their 2009 financial resolutions.

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It's still a coin collector's world

by Marketplace Staff

Dec 25, 2009

Cash-free transactions may slowly be replacing physical money, but many collectors are still passionate about coins. Cash Peters went to a money show and analyzed characteristics of the common collector.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

The financial year in review

by Tess Vigeland

Dec 25, 2009

Friends of Money -- Liz Pulliam Weston, Jason Zweig, Knight Kiplinger -- join Tess Vigeland in recapping the biggest financial news of 2009, as well as the money lessons learned and ignored throughout the year.

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Each week on Marketplace Money, host Tess Vigeland looks at the week's major national and international stories that will impact the average listener's wallet.