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Oil Turmoil: Pricey Fuel's Impact

$100-a-Barrel Oil? Perhaps, But Don't Panic

October 31, 2007 • Higher oil prices mean you'll pay more for gasoline, heating oil, airline tickets, food and other goods. But many experts say the U.S. economy is better positioned to weather an oil shock today than it was in the 1970s and '80s.

Economy

Homeowners Looking to Sell Face Tough Market

October 31, 2007 • In a buyer's market, homeowners are going to extreme lengths to sell their houses: offering free plasma TVs, Jacuzzis, even a car to fill half of the two-car garage. Housing experts talk about the challenges that homeowners face when they are trying to sell.

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Make Me Care

E. Stanley O'Neal Leaves Merrill Lynch

October 31, 2007 • The CEO resigned on Tuesday over accusations that he low-balled the impact of the sub-prime mortgage crisis on Merrill's cash flow, and went behind Merrill's board of trustees to schmooze Wachovia for a possible take over of his company. Terri Cullen, author of the column "Fiscally Fit" for the Wall Street Journal Online, explains why it matters to you.

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Opinion

Business

Firms Use Carrot, Stick to Encourage Healthy Habits

October 31, 2007 • Firms are cracking down on the health of employees. Clarian Health recently revised plans to penalize workers for smoking, high blood pressure, or a body mass index over a certain limit. Monitoring workers' health is a growing trend; it costs more to insure smokers and overweight people.

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The Color of Money

Keeping Holiday Spending in Perspective

October 30, 2007 • Holiday spending begins not the day after Thanksgiving, but in the days leading up to Halloween. Our personal finance expert talks about how to keep holiday shopping from becoming a truly scary experience.

Keeping Holiday Spending in Perspective

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Money Coach Educates Listeners on Disaster Insurance

October 30, 2007 • Last week's wildfires in Southern California are almost contained, leaving those who suffered property damage now faced with the task of filing insurance claims. Financial expert Alvin Hall discusses the ins and outs of fire and flood insurance, and what listeners should know about getting the best coverage.

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Grandparents Choose Principle Over Compassion

October 26, 2007 • A new study finds more than 90 percent of grandparents are refusing to dole out gifts. They can't afford retirement and a stream of treats. On average, they only spend about $150 on their grandkids these days. Hopefully, they'll remember that when it's time to write their wills.

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Opinion

The Ethics of Dividing Inheritance

October 26, 2007 • It is ethical for parents to divide their money unequally even though it may trigger sibling rivalry or resentment. But to avoid such, parents should talk with children and let them know they will receive less simply because of their own success and therefore less of a need than other children.

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Experts Breakdown Breast Cancer Myths

October 24, 2007 • Many say breast cancer is a diagnosis that no one can be truly prepare for. But experts say much of what women think they know about breast cancer could be wrong. Fran Visco, President of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, and Dr. Robert Dewitty, a surgeon at Howard University Hospital specializing in breast cancer, help listeners sort fact from myth.

Experts Breakdown Breast Cancer Myths

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'Money Train' Guides Listener to Home Ownership

October 23, 2007 • In the latest installment of Money Train, finance guru Alvin Hall checks-in with Missouri listener Gloria Ellis, who's on the road to home ownership. Hall helps Ellis sort through a recent financial dilemma that and offers tips on how to save and spend more wisely.

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Education

College Tuition Outpaces Inflation

October 23, 2007 • The increase means more growth for the student-loan industry.

College Tuition Outpaces Inflation

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BPP Newscast

Japanese Stocks Take a Plunge

October 22, 2007 • Trailing the action on Wall Street last week, the Nikkei average lost about 376 points today.

Japanese Stocks Take a Plunge

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Business

Watching for the Next Black Monday

October 19, 2007 • On Oct. 19, 1987, the stock market fell by almost 23 percent in one day, the biggest drop ever. Today, with the Dow Jones over 14,000, investors say that things are going swimmingly and that this bubble will never burst — or will it?

Watching for the Next Black Monday

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'Motley Fool' Weighs In on Investment Strategies

October 18, 2007 • In our monthly visit with The Motley Fool, co-founder David Gardner gives advice on market and investment strategies. He also checks in on Neal Conan's fantasy portfolio: $10,000 dollars in Talk of the Nation's imaginary stock portfolio.

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Money Coach: Avoid Get-Rich-Quick Schemes

October 16, 2007 • Who wouldn't like to get a lot of money in a hurry? Get-rich-quick schemes sometimes appear to be viable but often are just scams. Financial expert Alvin Hall explains how some people use race as a way to bait people into the schemes.

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