Feb 2, 2007

Marketplace Money for February 2, 2007

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Conserving with style

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 2, 2007

Fashion week is kicking off in New York, and one clothing trend wants to start to take root. But can environmentally-friendly clothes be stylish? From the Sustainability Desk, Sam Eaton reports.

Investment Clubs: Seattle buzzing over stocks

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 2, 2007

Our special series continues on investment clubs in America. Host Tess Vigeland takes us to a club meeting in Seattle. Meet a group of guys who eat, drink coffee and merrily beat the pants off the S&P 500.

Buzzword: Excise tax

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 2, 2007

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, "Excise Tax." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?

Day in the Work Life: Money for music

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 2, 2007

On this week's 'A Day In the Work Life,' our regular look at how folks trade time for money, we get in tune with a band booker

Straight Story: Retirement hype

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 2, 2007

Are you saving too much or too little for your golden years? Economics editor Chris Farrell does the math.

Mailbag for Friday, February 2, 2007

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 2, 2007

Our economics editor Chris Farrell answers your burning money questions. This week, advice on buying a second home overseas, getting out of an annuity, and paying off credit card debt.

Has your coverage been dropped?

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 2, 2007

Consumers beware: There's a growing trend of private health insurance companies dropping policyholders -- after they've agreed to a coverage plan. Tess Vigeland interviews Jerry Flanagan of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights.

Social Security waiting list keeps growing

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 2, 2007

Hundreds of thousands of people are waiting to see if they qualify for Social Security disability benefits. And the waiting list continues to grow. Tess Vigeland talks with reporter Nancy Marshall Genzer.