Analysis The Color of Money The Best Way to Handle a Cash Windfall May 30, 2006 • Getting an unexpected cash windfall sends many people on buying sprees. Not so fast, says Day to Day personal finance contributor Michelle Singletary. She speaks with Madeleine Brand about the best way to handle a windfall. The Best Way to Handle a Cash Windfall Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5439371/5439372" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Katrina Still Affecting Home Insurance Costs May 30, 2006 • Still reeling from Katrina, some insurance companies are drastically raising their rates. Others are refusing to take on new policies. Guests discuss the high cost of protecting a home.
Foreclosure Rates Rise Across the United States May 30, 2006 • Home foreclosures are up 38 percent across the country this quarter. Adjustable-rate mortgages tied to rising interest rates may be part of the reason. Foreclosure Rates Rise Across the United States Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5438623/5438624" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Storage Facility Bidders Betting on Hidden Gems May 29, 2006 • Gloria Hillard profiles the little-known industry of people who bid on the hidden treasures in abandoned self storage facilities. They buy entire storage units at auctions, and then peddle the bounty at flea markets and on eBay. Storage Facility Bidders Betting on Hidden Gems Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5437864/5437865" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Marketplace Report: Long-Distance Phone Refunds May 26, 2006 • Officials with the U.S. Department of the Treasury have decided to stop collecting some telephone taxes on long-distance calls. That means consumers could split a refund totaling about $15 billion. Madeleine Brand talks to Bob Moon of Marketplace about the decision. Marketplace Report: Long-Distance Phone Refunds Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5434316/5434317" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Making Phone Calls over the Internet May 26, 2006 • Phoning over the Internet: is voice-over-internet-protocol, or VoIP, for you? Ira Flatow leads a discussion about the technology involved, and offers a quick how-to for those interested in hanging up their traditional phone lines. Making Phone Calls over the Internet Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5434636/5434637" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Homeowners Offered Hedge Against Falling Prices May 26, 2006 • The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is offering investors the chance to buy "housing futures" pegged to the index of home prices in select markets. They're a chance to place bets on the direction of the market, and could be used as a hedge in case home prices fall. Homeowners Offered Hedge Against Falling Prices Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5433460/5433461" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Recent College Grads Talk about Money Management May 26, 2006 • Young people are often portrayed as struggling with debt, with stagnant salaries. NPR's Lisa Chow talks with a few college graduates about how they go about managing their finances. Recent College Grads Talk about Money Management Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5433445/5433446" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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How Is Inflation Affecting the U.S. Economy? May 26, 2006 • Host Renee Montagne talks to David Wessel, deputy Washington bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, about how the U.S. economy is reacting to inflation. How Is Inflation Affecting the U.S. Economy? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5433442/5433443" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Author Interviews 'The Color of Wealth': A Racial Money Divide May 25, 2006 • Farai Chideya talks to Rose Brewer, co-author of the book The Color of Wealth: The Story Behind the U.S. Racial Wealth Divide. The book examines how government policies have affected wealth building in minority communities. Brewer is a professor of women's studies at the University of Minnesota. 'The Color of Wealth': A Racial Money Divide Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5430249/5430250" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Striking Minor League Umpires Demand Better Pay May 24, 2006 • Two hundred minor league umpires have been on strike since the beginning of the season. Their pay has not changed since 1997. They've been offered a $100-a-month raise, but turned it down. Striking Minor League Umpires Demand Better Pay Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5427296/5427297" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Protecting Your Social Security Number May 23, 2006 • Many Americans know little about the laws that dictate the legitimate and illegitimate uses of their Social Security numbers. Evan Hendricks, author of Credit Scores and Credit Reports and editor and publisher of Privacy Times, talks to Michele Norris about what to do if your Social Security number is stolen. Protecting Your Social Security Number Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5426107/5426108" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Color of Money Steps to Preventing Foreclosure May 23, 2006 • Madeleine Brand talks with Day to Day personal finance guru Michelle Singletary about what to do if you have trouble paying your mortgage. She highlights several steps homeowners can take to prevent foreclosure. Steps to Preventing Foreclosure Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5425425/5425426" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion An Actor Scrambles for Health Insurance May 23, 2006 • Actor Charlie Shroeder shares his story about finding himself $90 short of the minimum earnings he needs to qualify for health insurance from his union, the Screen Actors Guild. So he got creative with his chosen profession... An Actor Scrambles for Health Insurance Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5425416/5425417" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A New Tool for Tracking Housing Prices May 23, 2006 • Traders at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange think the U.S. housing market may be slowing down and they've got the numbers to prove it, thanks to Yale economist Robert Shiller. Shiller explains a new tool he co-wrote to track housing prices and establish a market in residential real estate futures. A New Tool for Tracking Housing Prices Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5425593/5425594" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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