Investing Teens
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October 5, 2002
Ask yourself this question: Would you let a teenager manage your investment portfolio? You might after you hear the kids at South High on this week's Sound Money. Our in-house investment expert Erica Whittlinger shares the questions she'd ask if choosing a financial planner. Plus we learn about health care alternatives if you leave your job. Join Economics Editor Chris Farrell and host Stephanie Curtis for these stories and a look at this week's employment numbers.

• INTERVIEW #1: We'll talk about the job outlook, the potential of war in Iraq, and the latest developments in corporate fraud cases with economist David Jones. Jones is the senior economic advisor for Mizuho Securities USA and serves on the Financial Accounting Standards Board's 2002 advisory committee.
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• ERICA TELLS IT LIKE IT IS: Our in-house investment expert Erica Whittlinger shares the key questions she's ask if hiring a financial planner.
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• INTERVIEW #2: Financial columnist Lynn Brenner talks about COBRA and the other health insurance options available if you are laid off from or decide to leave your job.
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• STORY: Host Stephanie Curtis visits a class of students at a high school who are learning about investing and the markets by playing the stock market game. But these kids have real money!
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• LISTENER QUESTIONS: Chris Farrell answers listeners' questions. Where can you get money if you're laid off and unemployment is running out? And do you have to pay capital gains when you sell stocks in your mutual fund? Find out during Chris' call-in segment.
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• COMMENTARY: Personal finance writer Eric Tyson says, despite the stock market ups and downs, you should stay the course.
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• THE NEWS AND VIEWS WITH CHRIS FARRELL: Deflation Revisited
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• BEST RATES: Best Credit Card Rates This Week
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• RESOURCES: Books and Web sites mentioned on this week's broadcast
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Take on the Street
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October 12, 2002
With the crisis in confidence in corporate America, whom can you trust? Find out how the game on Wall Street is played when the ultimate SEC insider, Arthur Levitt, talks about his new book Take On the Street. Gary Gensler, co-author of The Great Mutual Fund Trap, says investors are being fleeced by the mutual funds industry. We'll find out why. Plus the importance of estate planning—even if you won't have millions to leave.

• INTERVIEW #1: With the crisis in confidence in corporate America, whom can you trust? Find out how the game on Wall Street is played when Securities and Exchange Commissision insider Arthur Levitt talks about his new book Take On the Street: What Wall Street and Corporate America Don't Want You to Know, and What You Can Do to Fight Back.
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• INTERVIEW #2: Gary Gensler, who recently served as senior advisor to Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-Maryland), helping to craft legislation addressing corporate responsibility and investor protection, says investors are being fleeced by the mutual funds industry. He is the co-author of the new book The Great Mutual Fund Trap.
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• INTERVIEW #3: Financial Times writer Grace Weinstein says estate planning is important for everyone, even if you don't have millions to give away.
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• ERICA TELLS IT LIKE IT IS: Our in-house investment expert Erica Whittlinger debunks the October Effect, the idea that stocks historically perform the worst in October.
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• LISTENER QUESTIONS: Chris Farrell answers listeners' questions. Is gold the best investment during these tough times? Find out during Chris' call-in segment.
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• THE NEWS AND VIEWS WITH CHRIS FARRELL: Take on the Street
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• BEST RATES: Best Credit Card Rates This Week
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Iraq and Recovery
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October 19, 2002
This week on Sound Money, two viewpoints on how the situation with Iraq affects the economy. Then the author of Taxes for Dummies will stop by to share essential tax planning tips. Plus our investment expert Erica Whittlinger will teach us how to determine our net worth and why it's important to do so.

• INTERVIEW #1: A recession, accounting scandals, and the potential for an attack on Iraq has sent the stock market steadily downward for much of the year. What's next? We hear the views of two experts in the field. Richard DeKaser is chief economist at National City Bank in Cleveland. And William Wolman is a senior contributing editor at Business Week and co-author of The Great 401(k) Hoax.
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• GUEST COMMENTARY: The Bohemian Capitalist, Heather McElhatten, says the power of zero is universal.
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• INTERVIEW #2: It may seem early, but a little pre-tax time planning can save you money. We'll talk with enrolled agent David Silverman, who co-authored the book Taxes for Dummies.
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• LISTENER QUESTIONS: Chris Farrell answers listeners' questions. Is the devaluation of the dollar good or bad for the American consumer? Find out during Chris' call-in segment.
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• ERICA TELLS IT LIKE IT IS: Our in-house investment expert Erica Whittlinger tells us why it's important to take time out of our busy lives to determine our net worth.
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• THE NEWS AND VIEWS WITH CHRIS FARRELL: The Changing Definition of Retirement
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• BEST RATES: Best Credit Card Rates This Week
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• RESOURCES: Books and Web sites mentioned on this week's broadcast
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Bond Breakdown
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October 26, 2002
This week we'll talk to the author of The Bond Bible about investing in bonds. Many people have moved significant portions of their portfolio into bonds in response to the equity market's poor performance. But do we know enough about bonds and how they work? We'll break it down on the next Sound Money. Then, we'll talk to women investors about their attitudes towards money and the markets. And our in-house investment expert Erica Whittlinger will answer listener questions on topics ranging from debt reduction to capital gains.

• INTERVIEW #1: Many people have moved significant portions of their portfolio into bonds in response to the equity market's poor performance. But do we know enough about bonds and how they work? We ask Marilyn Cohen, author of The Bond Bible, to break it down for us.
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• ERICA TELLS IT LIKE IT IS: This week our in-house investment expert takes listener questions on topics ranging from capital gains to debt reduction.
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• COMMENTARY: Personal finance writer Eric Tyson says "workaholism" is America's number-one untreated addiction.
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• PIECE #1: Host Stephanie Curtis hits a bookstore and visits a women's investment club to talk with female investors about their attitudes towards money and the market.
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• LISTENER QUESTIONS: Chris Farrell answers listeners' questions. Can a Roth IRA be a good place to save for a home purchase and a child's education? Find out during Chris' call-in segment.
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• THE NEWS AND VIEWS WITH CHRIS FARRELL: Get to Know You
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• BEST RATES: Best Credit Card Rates This Week
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• RESOURCES: Books and Web sites mentioned on this week's broadcast
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