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Marketplace Money for September 22, 2006
Sep 22, 2006

Marketplace Money for September 22, 2006

Marketplace Money for September 22, 2006

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Happy birthday . . . index funds!

Sep 22, 2006
It's time to wish happy birthday to one of the more popular market investments: Index funds just turned 30. But why isn't everyone cheering? Jeff Tyler reports.

Buzzword: IMF

Sep 22, 2006
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, IMF. You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?

Checking account interest rates

Sep 22, 2006
Some banks are starting to offer higher returns on your interest-bearing checking account. Kai looks at what you need to know.