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SegmentInvesting with your values
SegmentKids and money
SegmentBush's report card
SegmentInvesting in gold
SegmentListener questions for December 27, 2003
SegmentIgnore at your peril

 

Document Sound Money Poll: Mutual Fund Scandal

The scandal in the $7-trillion mutual fund industry is widening. Half of all American households are invested in stock mutual funds. How about you? Are you concerned for your money?

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AudioInvesting with your values
In this busy season of gift lists and holiday wishes, it's easy to forget what you already have. Stephanie Curtis and Chris Farrell talk with certified financial planner Ross Levin about the importance of taking time to appreciate all the good things in your life and to make sure your investing strategy reflects your values. Chris also gets Ross's predictions on the market in 2004.
AudioKids and money
Just imagine ... your kids take their holiday gift money and run, not to a mall, but to a bank to save it for their future. Fantasy? Reality, says David Owen, author of The First National Bank of Dad: The Best Way to Teach Kids about Money. Stephanie Curtis talks with David to find out how to get your kids interested in saving money.
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Document The First National Bank of Dad: The Best Way to Teach Kids about Money

AudioBush's report card
What grade would Joseph Stiglitz, professor of economics at Columbia University, give President Bush for his economic policies? Chris Farrell talks with the Nobel prize-winning economist, author of The Roaring Nineties: A New History of the World's Most Prosperous Decade, about Bush's economic record as well as the lessons we should have learned from the 1990s.
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Document The Roaring Nineties: A New History of the World's Most Prosperous Decade

AudioInvesting in gold
Our in-house investment expert Erica Whittlinger weighs in on whether or not you should be pumping your greenbacks into gold.
AudioListener questions for December 27, 2003
This week, Chris Farrell answers questions on funding your retirement, merging finances, and charitable gift funds.
Resources
Document Roth IRAs
Document Ed Slott's IRA Advisor
Document For Richer, Not Poorer: The Money Book for Couples
Document Ruth Hayden and Associates

AudioIgnore at your peril
Corporate scandal is so commonplace these days, the mutual fund industry's troubles barely register with many Americans. Guest commentator Kevin McKinley tells us why we should care.


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