September 7, 2002: Gauging Risk in Uncertain Times
Broadcast Guests
•   Peter Bernstein - Financial historian.
•   Daniel Yergin - Pulitzer Prize-winning author and chair of the Cambridge Energy Research Associates.
•   Maria Fiorini Ramirez - President and Chief Executive Officer of Maria Fiorini Ramirez Inc., an independent global economic and financial consulting firm.
•   Pamela Klainer - President of the financial services firm Professional Planning Associates.
•   Erica Whittlinger - Sound Money's in-house investment expert.

Web Sites
•   www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights - Homepage for the PBS documentary made from Daniel Yergin’s book, The Commanding Heights.
•   Ethicalwill.com - Learn how to make an ethical will of your own.
•   mfr.com - Home page for Maria Fiorini Ramirez Inc.
•   www.powerandmoney.com - At Power and Money, you can sign up for Pam Klainer’s newsletter.

Books
•   How Much is Enough? Harness the Power of Your Money Story—and Change Your Life by Pamela Klainer (Basic Books, 2001).
•   The Commanding Heights: The Battle Between Government and the Marketplace that is Remaking the Modern World by Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw (Simon & Schuster, 1998).
•   Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein (John Wiley & Sons, 1998).
•   So That Your Values Live on: Ethical Wills and How to Prepare Them by Jack Reimer and Nathaniel Stampfer (Jewish Lights Publishing, 1994).

September 14, 2002: Safe Havens
Broadcast Guests
•   Jim Paulsen - Chief investment officer at Wells Capital Management.
•   Paula Kennedy - New York-based financial planner.
•   Ruth Hayden - Financial counselor and author.
•   Erica Whittlinger - Sound Money's in-house investment expert.

Web Sites
•   Visit www.tiaacref.com to research fixed annuities.
•   www.fincalc.com - This site is made up a number of financial calculators—for buying a home, saving for college, purchasing a car, and more.
•   www.bankrate.com - Use this site to research credit card, loan, and investment rates.
•   Visit the Web sites for Fidelity, Vanguard, and TIAA-CREF to research retirement vehicles for small businesses. Chris Farrell says a turnkey 401(k) may be another option besides the SEP-IRA.

Books
•   How To Turn Your Money Life Around: The Money Book For Women, by Ruth Hayden
•   For Richer, Not Poorer: The Money Book For Couples, by Ruth Hayden (Health Communications, Inc, 1992).
Paula Kennedy recommends the following Eric Tyson books to help you understand your investments:
•   Personal Finance For Dummies (Hungry Mind Inc., 1999)
•   Investing for Dummies (Hungry Mind Inc., 2000)
•   Mutual Funds for Dummies (Hungry Mind Inc., 2000)

September 21, 2002: Refinancing
Broadcast Guests
•   Elizabeth Razzi - Reporter for Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine.
•   David Warsh - Syndicated columnist who's written on economics for The Boston Globe and Forbes. You can find his work on his Web site www.economicprincipals.com.
•   Felicia Zimmerman - Author of Reinvent Your Work: How to Rejuvenate, Revamp, or Recreate Your Career.
•   Erica Whittlinger - Sound Money's in-house investment expert.

Web Sites
•    Elizabeth Razzi recommends these tools to analyze whether refinancing is right for you: www.calcbuilder.com/cgi-bin/calcs/HOM12.cgi/Kiplinger - This calculator helps you determine the costs of refinancing. You can find a number of calculators related to home financing on Kiplinger’s tools section: www.kiplinger.com/tools/. You can also visit www.hsh.com, which has a number of tools available, including a spreadsheet you can download that lays out refinancing costs.
•   www.economicprincipals.com - This is David Warsh’s site, named after his popular syndicated column. You can read his articles on who he think will replace Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on his site.
•   www.ustreas.gov - Visit this site to research bonds. Then you can purchase treasury bonds at treasurydirect.gov.
•   www.financialengines.com - Use this site’s asset allocation tool to determine the ratio of stocks, bonds, and cash that are right for your portfolio.
•   www.indexfunds.com - If investing in index funds appeals to you, check out this Web site to learn more about the funds, how they work, and which ones are right for your savings.
•   Does participating in a 401(k) raise your taxes? Chris Farrell recommends you take a look at this economic study conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. You'll have to scroll down to "Working Paper 0108" and open up the pdf file.

Books
•   Reinvent Your Work: How to Rejuvenate, Revamp, or Recreate Your Career, by Felicia Zimmerman (Dearborn Financial Publishing, 2001).
•   Economic Principals: Masters and Mavericks of Modern Economics, by David Warsh (Free Press, 1992).

September 28, 2002: War and the Economy
Broadcast Guests
•   Michael Lewis-Beck - University of Iowa professor of political science who studies how the economy and other issues affect the outcome of elections.
•   Larry Magid - Freelance technology columnist and commentator.
•   Rudy Maxa - Consumer travel expert and Savvy Traveler Senior Correspondent.
•   Erica Whittlinger - Sound Money's in-house investment expert.
•   Mark Zandi - Founder and chief economist of www.economy.com, an economic consulting firm based in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Web Sites
•   www.economy.com (also known as Dismal.com)- You can find many tools to evaluate the economy at this economic research and consulting firm's Web Site.
•   Read Rudy’s latest travel tips on his Web site www.rudymaxa.com.
•   www.savingsbond.gov - Visit this site to find out the value and maturity date of your savings bonds.
•   www.publicdebt.treas.gov - Buy bonds, t-bills, and savings bonds from the U.S. Treasury Web site.
•   www.ginniemae.gov - Learn more about Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities.
•   www.pcanswer.com - This is Larry Magid’s Web site, where you can find his articles about computers and technological gadgets.