Oct 5, 2007

Marketplace Money for Friday, October 5, 2007

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Day in the Work Life: Smile, kids

by Marketplace Staff

Oct 5, 2007

Try as they might, school kids can't avoid school photos. We meet the man who helps parents embarrass their teenagers' dates when they inevitably visit the house.

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Buzzword: Big bath

by Marketplace Staff

Oct 5, 2007

Have you ever made bad news seem better by first making it seem worse? You should work for Wall Street.

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Straight Story: Moral investing

by Chris Farrell and Tess Vigeland

Oct 5, 2007

Socially responsible investing is hot, hot, hot. And Chris Farrell says one of the best ways to invest responsibly is by putting your money into frontier markets.

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Uncle Sam really wants to hire you

by Steve Henn

Oct 5, 2007

It may seem like job cuts are everywhere, but there's one employer whose staff is healthy and growing. Steve Henn delves into the pros and cons of working for the government.

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Marketplace Money Mailbag

by Chris Farrell and Tess Vigeland

Oct 5, 2007

How fast can economics editor Chris Farrell go? Find out in this third installment of the Mailbag speed round. Chris also covers advising college freshmen on personal finance and dealing with Roth IRA income limits.

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So animated, they're virtually there

by Marketplace Staff

Oct 5, 2007

One of the many benefits of online shopping is the safe haven it provides away from pushy, overly polite salespeople. But Mike Rhee reports that thanks to some technology, we may slowly be kissing that convenience goodbye.

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Shelf Life

Finding the 'missing class'

by Tess Vigeland

Oct 5, 2007

General Motors employees are voting on a deal that got them back to work after a two-day strike, part of which involves big pay and benefit cuts. Tess talks about it with Katherine Newman, co-author of "The Missing Class."

Cover symbol from book "The Missing Piece"

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Good news for home buyers

by Tess Vigeland

Oct 5, 2007

National Association of Realtors reported that sales of existing homes fell 6.5 percent from July to August. That may be good news if you're looking to buy a home. Tess Vigeland talks to Elizabeth Razzi, author of "The Fearless Home Buyer."

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Tell your credit report to chill

by Tess Vigeland

Oct 5, 2007

Major credit agency Trans Union announced recently that it would allow consumers to freeze their credit report. Is that cool? Tess Vigeland asks personal finance expert Liz Pulliam Weston.

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How's our driving?

by Tess Vigeland

Oct 5, 2007

We asked for it, you wrote in and told us how we were doing. Tess Vigeland goes over listener feedback and answers some questions about the show.

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The limits to what you should buy

by Rico Gagliano

Oct 5, 2007

The folks behind HD DVD say they're rolling out a feature on new discs where you'll be able to go online from your video player and buy products related to the movie. But some wonder where that could lead.