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Getting Personal: Identity crisis

by Marketplace Staff
Feb 17, 2012
Tess talks with David Lazarus of the the Los Angeles Times about how to cope with possible identity theft, the tax implications of airmiles and handling your credit profile when collectors come calling.
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Sick to death of saving

by Zo Webster
Feb 17, 2012
Commentator Zo Webster has been a saver all her life - but recently she's begun to change her tune.
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The ups and downs of the fashion world

by Tess Vigeland
Feb 10, 2012
Ever wondered why a few scraps of cloth end up costing $5,000 on the catwalk? Or how designers manage to sell a $5,000 dress for just a few hundred bucks in stores like Target? Tess Vigeland pulls back the curtain on the fashion biz.
Models walk the runway at the Rebecca Minkoff Fall 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City.
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
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Getting Personal: To move or not to move

by Marketplace Staff
Feb 3, 2012
Tess Vigeland and economics editor Chris Farrell discuss the possibility of more transparency on 401(k) fees. Plus, callers ask questions about supporting retired parents and the pros and cons of uprooting a family for a new job.
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'Education is the most important thing'

by Tess Vigeland
Jan 27, 2012
Credit union officer Niki Wong discusses how many Asian American households handle their personal finances.
According to loan officer Niki Wong, Asian-American families view education as a key investment.
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Getting Personal: Dividing the spoils

by Marketplace Staff
Jan 27, 2012
Tess Vigeland and Kathy Kristof of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine and CBS MoneyWatch answer listeners' personal finance questions.
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A Vietnamese New Year

by Chau Tu
Jan 27, 2012
Lunar New Year isn't just a Chinese celebration -- how a Vietnamese-American family marks the season.
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Shopping for good financial fortune

by Tess Vigeland
Jan 27, 2012
USC professor and East Asian cultural expert Gene Cooper takes us on a money tour of L.A.'s Chinatown, explaining all the trinkets and symbols that foster prosperity.
Lunar New Year cards and red lai see envelopes on display in a store in Los Angeles' Chinatown
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Don't sweat your daily latte

by Tess Vigeland
Jan 20, 2012
Author Ramit Sethi discusses why fretting about small expenditures is a waste of time and energy. And why it's better to concentrate your energies elsewhere.
Author Ramit Sethi says fretting about small expenditures are a waste of your time and energy.
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Patience scores!

by Tess Vigeland
Jan 20, 2012
Columbia Business School's Stephan Meier discusses his new study, which says that the more patient you are, the better your credit score is likely to be.
How much patience you have may directly relate to your credit score.
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