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Obamacare Won't Affect Most 2012 Taxes, Despite Firm's Claim

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Shots - Health News

Obamacare Won't Affect Most 2012 Taxes, Despite Firm's Claim

CPR News

H&R Block claims it's equipped to guide you through the Affordable Care Act and the law's implications for your taxes this year. But the law doesn't really affect 2012 returns.

Obamacare Won't Affect Most 2012 Taxes, Despite Firm's Claim

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Thursday

Wednesday

Financial Basics For Baby Boomers

Planning For Retirement When Savings Fall Short

For most Americans, the math for a comfortable retirement may never add up. According to recent census figures, Americans ages 55 to 65 had about $45,000 in savings and assets, not including their homes. Morning Edition's Renee Montagne talks to three experts about retiring with little savings.

Planning For Retirement When Savings Fall Short

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Monday

Economy

Which Helps The Economy More: A Rebound In Stocks Or Housing?

Both housing and the stock market have been on the upswing in recent months. But a full recovery in the housing market would be more significant to the overall economy. That's because more Americans have something at stake in home values than in stock prices.

Which Helps The Economy More: A Rebound In Stocks Or Housing?

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Sunday

Where's George?: The Trail Of $1 Bills Across The U.S.

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National

Where's George?: The Trail Of $1 Bills Across The U.S.

For the last 15 years, a group of hobbyists has been tracking the movement of currency across the country. Self-named "Georgers" — after the president on the $1 bill — log the date, location and condition of bills they've encountered, and even spread the money by traveling across the country.

Where's George?: The Trail Of $1 Bills Across The U.S.

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Thursday

You Be The Judge: Is The Housing Market Really Improving?

A home for sale in Glenview, Ill. Existing-home sales hit the highest level in more than 3 years in February. But not everyone is convinced that the housing sector's momentum has staying power. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption

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Crisis In The Housing Market

You Be The Judge: Is The Housing Market Really Improving?

Optimists have had no trouble finding fresh evidence to suggest that the real estate market is recovering. Home sales are at the highest levels in years, borrowing rates are at historical lows, and builders are hiring again. But not everyone is convinced that the sector's momentum has staying power.

Wednesday

For Some Ready To Buy, A Good Home Is Hard To Find

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Economy

For Some Ready To Buy, A Good Home Is Hard To Find

Housing season seems to have arrived early in some places where homebuying is already frenzied, and in many markets, the pendulum has swung from an excess of homes on the market a few years ago to a shortage.

For Some Ready To Buy, A Good Home Is Hard To Find

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Financial Basics For Baby Boomers

Annuities Explained: The Choices And Red Flags

Older Americans and younger boomers may find themselves bombarded with ads for annuities. Annuities are a $200-billion-a-year business for life insurance companies and financial institutions. Kiplinger's Kimberly Lankford explains some of the choices and red flags facing potential investors.

Annuities Explained: The Choices And Red Flags

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Tuesday

How The Federal Budget Is Just Like Your Family Budget (Or Not)

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It's All Politics

How The Federal Budget Is Just Like Your Family Budget (Or Not)

Amid the budget debate, there's one comparison you hear a lot. As House Speaker John Boehner has put it: "Every family in America has to balance their budget. Washington should, too." But just how accurate is that analogy?

How The Federal Budget Is Just Like Your Family Budget (Or Not)

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Monday

Why The Crisis In Cyprus May End Up Hurting You Too

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Business

Why The Crisis In Cyprus May End Up Hurting You Too

A Cypriot banking crisis has the potential to disrupt global financial systems, which are still trying to recover from the crisis of 2008-2009. The proposed tax on deposits in Cyprus could shake the trust in banks in Europe, and that could end up threatening the tenuous U.S. economic recovery.

Friday

A Surprisingly Uncontroversial Program That Gives Money To Poor People
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Planet Money

A Surprisingly Uncontroversial Program That Gives Money To Poor People

The Earned Income Tax Credit has been embraced by every president from Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama.

A Surprisingly Uncontroversial Program That Gives Money To Poor People

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Thursday

Wednesday

Money Coach

When Retirement Goes Wrong

You can plan, save and make all the right choices, but still have trouble securing your dream retirement. Stan Hinden's plans for his twilight years were undone when his wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. He shares that experience, and other lessons, in the latest edition of his book, How to Retire Happy.

When Retirement Goes Wrong

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