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Economy

Homeowners Looking to Sell Face Tough Market

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

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.

E. Stanley O'Neal Leaves Merrill Lynch

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Opinion

Business

Firms Use Carrot, Stick to Encourage Healthy Habits

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.

Firms Use Carrot, Stick to Encourage Healthy Habits

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The Color of Money

Keeping Holiday Spending in Perspective

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

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.

Money Coach Educates Listeners on Disaster Insurance

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Grandparents Choose Principle Over Compassion

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.

Grandparents Choose Principle Over Compassion

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Opinion

The Ethics of Dividing Inheritance

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

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

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.

'Money Train' Guides Listener to Home Ownership

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Business

Watching for the Next Black Monday

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

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

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.

Money Coach: Avoid Get-Rich-Quick Schemes

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