About the Program

Each week on Marketplace Money, host Tess Vigeland looks at the week's major national and international stories that will impact the average listener's wallet. During the hour-long program, Vigeland and economic editor Chris Farrell help listeners map out the course to financial well-being, offering advice on topics like how to pay for college and whether to buy or lease a car. It's "the money show for the rest of us."

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This week on Marketplace Money Tess talks to Wall Street Journal financial behavior columnist Jason Zweig about his new book on investing "The Little Book of Safe Money." Reporter Sylvia Maria Gross offers the story of a financial planner turned couples' counselor, and learns how financial therapy works. Joel Rose offers some insight on end-of-the-year health spending for FSA and HSA accounts, and Tess talks to Paul Fronstin of the Employee Benefit Research Institute about what's different, or not different, about open enrollment season for workers this year. Plus, personal finance writer Brent Hunsberger of the Oregonian newspaper helps Tess answer your money questions in "Getting Personal."

Latest Show

End-of-the-year tax management
Tom Herman, former tax columnist for the Wall Street Journal, talks with Tess Vigeland about how to best prepare for next year's tax season -- now. (11/20/2009)

Time for that health spending spree
With the end of the year fast-approaching, people want to make sure they've milked their health-care benefits for all they can, from spending what's left in FSA's to finally getting those annual physical exams. Joel Rose reports. (11/20/2009)

How long will the gold rush last?
Economics Editor Chris Farrell looks at what's behind the rising price of gold, and why he thinks the precious metal is just another bubble ready to burst. (11/20/2009)

A new kind of marriage counseling
There's new hope for couples with marriage problems that stem from financial hardship -- a therapy that melds traditional marriage counseling with financial planning. Sylvia Maria Gross of station KCUR reports. (11/20/2009)

The Little Book of Safe Money
Jason Zweig says there's no such thing as keeping your money absolutely safe, but there are ways to make it safer. He lays it out in his new book "The Little Book of Safe Money." (11/20/2009)

Getting Personal
Tess Vigeland takes listeners' questions about money and finance with help from The Oregonian's personal finance columnist Brent Hunsberger. (11/20/2009)

Looking ahead: next year's health plans
Paul Fronstin, a senior research associate with the Employee Benefit Research Institute, talks with Tess Vigeland about what to expect from next year's employer health plans. (11/20/2009)

A personal bailout party, L.A. style
Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch talks with Tess Vigeland about L.A.'s entertainment industry helping out a friend who has defaulted on her mortgage. (11/20/2009)

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