September 2 - September 9 - September 16 - September 23 - September 30

Remarriage and Money, with Dr. Margorie Engel
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September 2, 2000
"The voices of women on financial issues in remarriage have been virtually neglected," according to Dr. Margorie Engel, president of the Stepfamily Association of America. Her research showed her that women who remarry experience financial insecurities almost exclusively related to ties to the first marriage. Child support, credit, insurance, and home ownership are all issues that need careful attention. Engel will join Chris Farrell for this edition of Sound Money to discuss remarriage and money and to take listener calls.

• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #1: Remarriage and Money, with Dr. Margorie Engel
  Dr. Margorie Engel is hear to discuss the rinancial issues in remarriage.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #2: Bonds vs. Stocks
  Ian MacKinnon, managing director of Vanguard's Fixed Income Group, on why bonds are outperforming stocks right now.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #3: Financial Checklist
  Ellen Braitman, author of Dollars and Sense for College Students: Or How Not to Run Out of Money by Mid-Terms, with a financial checklist for college freshmen.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #4: E-Commerce Privacy
  Gerri Detweiler talks about the issue of privacy in e-commerce.
  
  
• The NEWS & VIEWS of Chris Farrell: The Same Tax Philosophy
  Chris Farrell says the two main presidential canidates have the same tax philosophy.
  
  
• BUYER'S MARKET: Best Credit Card Rates This Week
  
  
• RESOURCES: Books and Web sites mentioned on this week's broadcast

Your Money Manager, with Erica Whittlinger
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September 9, 2000
She's not shy about expressing her opinions, and she's always ready to take listener calls. Erica Whittlinger has been "Your Money Manager" on Sound Money since 1985, and she'll join Chris Farrell for this edition of the program. She's the president of Whittlinger Capital Management, a money management firm in Minneapolis.

• YOUR MONEY MANAGER: Brace Yourself
  Erica Whittlinger talks about the energy price front.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #2: Bond Investments
  Part two of a conversation with Ian MacKinnon, managing director of Vanguard's Fixed Income Group on the variety of bond investments.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #3: John Barr
  Chris talks with John Barr, poet and author of Grace (Story Line Press 1999). Barr is also managing director of the investment banking firm, SG Barr Devlin.
  
  
• The NEWS & VIEWS of Chris Farrell: Prospects for Long-Term Returns
  Chris Farrell talks about investors future returns.
  
  
• BUYER'S MARKET: Best Credit Card Rates This Week
  
  
• RESOURCES: Books and Web sites mentioned on this week's broadcast

A Conversation With Scott Oki
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September 16, 2000
When Scott Oki was hired by Bill Gates in 1982, he created Microsoft's international operations and made it more profitable than their U.S. operations within two years. Ten years later, he took a $100-million early retirement from Microsoft and now spends his time on the golf course and at his non-profit Oki Foundation, which invests in high-tech startups. Oki is part of the new breed of entrepreneurs who are using their wealth to make a difference in the world. He'll tell his story on this edition of Sound Money, which is part of Minnesota Public Radio's Civic Journalism and Sound Money symposium on philanthropy, Sharing the Wealth: Charitable Giving in Prosperous Times.

• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #1: A Conversation with Scott Oki
  Chris Farrell talks to the creator of Microsoft's international operations.
  
  
• YOUR MONEY MANAGER: Bloodbath to Come?
  Erica Whittlinger says everywhere you look, economic indicators are pointing to a slower economy with minimal inflation.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #2: Teaching Kids
  Nathan Dungan of Lutheran Brotherhood in Minneapolis talks about teaching kids to be savvy about spending, saving and giving.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #3: Kids and Investing
  Chris talks with Janet Bodnar about kids and investing.
  
  
• The NEWS & VIEWS of Chris Farrell: Sharing the Wealth
  Chris Farrell talks about the increase in financial choices.
  
  
• BUYER'S MARKET: Best Credit Card Rates This Week
  
  
• RESOURCES: Books and Web sites mentioned on this week's broadcast

Consumer Credit Counseling, with Joy Thormodsgard
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September 23, 2000
Consumers saddled with too much debt can find the help they need through the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. The NFCC is a non-profit organization with offices in more than 1,400 locations around the country, and its chief operating officer, Joy Thormodsgard, will join Chris Farrell on this edition of Sound Money to talk about what consumers can expect when they turn to the NFCC for help in overcoming their debt problems.

• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #1: Consumer Credit Counseling
  Chris Farrell talks to Joy Thormodsgard about what consumers can expect from the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.
  
  
• YOUR MONEY MANAGER: And Getting Uglier
  Erica Whittlinger talks about about our nasty market.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #2: Grace Weinstein
  Grace Weinstein chats with Chris about her new book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Tax Free Investing.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #3: Heather McElhatton
  Chris talks with self-described "Bohemian Capitalist" Heather McElhatton, a Generation Y investor.
  
  
• The NEWS & VIEWS of Chris Farrell: Economic Literacy
  Chris Farrell says economic literacy is the key when it comes to managing your money well over a lifetime.
  
  
• BUYER'S MARKET: Best Credit Card Rates This Week
  
  
• RESOURCES: Books and Web sites mentioned on this week's broadcast

Outlook for the Economy, with Arthur J. Rolnick
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September 30, 2000
It's the end of the third quarter, time to look at the health of the economy. Have regular rate hikes by the Federal Reserve had the desired effect of slowing down the economy? Are we seeing a renewed threat of inflation? Arthur Rolnick is director of research at the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank, and he'll join Chris Farrell to talk about the economy on this edition of Sound Money.

• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #1: Outlook for the Economy
  Arthur Rolnick joins Chris Farrell to talk about the economy.
  
  
• YOUR MONEY MANAGER: The Four E's
  Erica Whittlinger talks economy, election, energy, and euro.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #2: Real Estate Investing
  Chris talks with Allen Cymrot of Cymrot Realty Advisors in Mountain View, California about how the Internet is changing real estate investing.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #3: Heather McElhatton
  Part 2 of Chris Farrell's interview with Generation-Y investor, Heather McElhatton.
  
  
• The NEWS & VIEWS of Chris Farrell: An Economic Chill
  Chris Farrell talks about the worrisome signs of the economic's outlook.
  
  
• BUYER'S MARKET: Best Credit Card Rates This Week
  
  
• RESOURCES: Books and Web sites mentioned on this week's broadcast