Health Care Group of Companies Plans to Offer Discounted Health Insurance January 31, 2005 Sixty large companies work with three health insurers to offer a variety of health options to workers who don't qualify for regular coverage. As many as 4 million who lack insurance could be eligible, but some experts say the costs could still be prohibitive for some. Group of Companies Plans to Offer Discounted Health Insurance Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4472845/4472846" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Experts Answer Questions on Social Security January 28, 2005 Robert Siegel talks with Alicia Munnell of the Carroll School of Management at Boston College and Kent Smetters of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Munnell and Smetters, both former Treasury Department officials, address questions about Social Security. Experts Answer Questions on Social Security Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4470313/4470314" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Social Security Perspectives Young Workers Doubt Future of Social Security January 27, 2005 Young people have heard warnings about the health of the Social Security system for decades. Many younger workers are highly skeptical they'll get their promised benefits. Young Workers Doubt Future of Social Security Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4468625/4468777" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion Social Security Debate The Birth Rate and Social Security January 27, 2005 Predictions of Social Security's demise have been floating around for years -- but what is the best data to judge the system's future? Some way the nation's changing birth rate is a good place to start. The Birth Rate and Social Security Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4468620/4468621" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Social Security Perspectives Middle-Aged Americans Weigh Social Security Options January 26, 2005 As overhauling Social Security takes center stage in Washington, perhaps no group is watching the debate more closely than middle-aged Americans. Middle-Aged Americans Weigh Social Security Options Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4467191/4467347" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Business Boston Company Sues Ticketmaster over Resale Concept January 26, 2005 Ticketmaster is sued for $100 million by a small company in Boston. Season Ticket Solutions alleges that the giant ticket broker took and repackaged online resale technology that it developed. Boston Company Sues Ticketmaster over Resale Concept Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4466372/4466373" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Business Working for the (Little) Man: Young Bosses January 26, 2005 The traditional order of corporate America, with younger workers reporting to older bosses, is often turned on its head these days. The trend is the spark for the comedy In Good Company. As NPR's Frank Langfitt reports, the phenomenon isn't merely in the movies. Working for the (Little) Man: Young Bosses Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4465895/4466165" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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The Color of Money Getting Ready for Tax Season January 25, 2005 Day to Day personal finance contributor Michelle Singletary talks with NPR's Madeleine Brand about how people can get ready for tax season. Singletary writes the syndicated column "The Color of Money" for The Washington Post and is author of the book Spend Well, Live Rich. Getting Ready for Tax Season Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4465589/4465590" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Technology Microsoft Adds Program to Fight Spyware January 24, 2005 Microsoft releases its "Antispyware Beta" as a free download, without saying if consumers will have to pay for it in the future. It works like other free tools available from other providers, scanning computers for software known to have ill inent. Microsoft Adds Program to Fight Spyware Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4463541/4463542" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Analyzing Private Retirement Accounts January 23, 2005 Debate has raged over the idea of allowing Americans to invest part of their Social Security contributions in private funds. NPR's Jim Zarroli takes a look at the performance of some of the funds in question Analyzing Private Retirement Accounts Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4463332/4463333" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Business New York AG Warns About Charity Telemarketers January 22, 2005 New York's State Attorney General has warned that telemarketers sometimes keep much of the money they solicit for charities. Hear Patrick Rooney of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, and Walter Sczudlow of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. New York AG Warns About Charity Telemarketers Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4462894/4462895" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Book Argues for Retiring on Less January 21, 2005 In his book Retire on Less Than You Think, author Fred Brock says retirees can live comfortably on about 40-45 percent of their pre-retirement income. In contrast, many experts say retirees will need about 70 to 80 percent of what they earned before they stopped working to maintain a similar lifestyle. Book Argues for Retiring on Less Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4461078/4461079" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Business Grocery Stores Vie for Immigrant Customers January 21, 2005 The immigrant population in Gwinnett County, north of Atlanta, has exploded over the past 10 years, and four national ethnic supermarket chains have opened large supermarkets to compete for the business of the mostly Latino and Asian immigrants in the community. Grocery Stores Vie for Immigrant Customers Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4461075/4461076" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Business Grocers Look to Provide More Diverse Products January 21, 2005 In Miami, there's a growing trend among supermarket chains to carry a wider variety of ethnic specialty foods. It's an effort to compete with small neighborhood shops and warehouse stores. The Publix chain, which has stores in southeastern states is adding several Latino items to its brand line. Grocers Look to Provide More Diverse Products Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4461072/4461073" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Take Two: Life Changes Moving from Accounting to Dance -- and Paris January 19, 2005 Not long ago, Manon Martin was an accountant in Seattle, balancing books and analyzing financial data. But those days are over for Martin, who decided to exchange that career for a new one -- in belly dancing. Moving from Accounting to Dance -- and Paris Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4457420/4458044" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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