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Retirement: Those Who Save Ahead

Robert Siegel talks with Dallas Salisbury, president and CEO of the Employee Benefit Research Institute, about retirement planning in the United States. Salisbury talks about who is saving, who is not, and how much people are actually putting away.

Retirement: Those Who Save Ahead

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Retirement: Timing Is Everything

With the oldest baby-boomers nearing retirement age, NPR explores some of the questions that surround retirement, beginning with how to pay for it. NPR's Scott Horsley begins our series with a profile of the Baker family of Orange County, Calif. John Baker is about to turn 65. His wife, Christine, is 61; they are both are looking forward to a time when they can take it easy.

Retirement: Timing Is Everything

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The Color of Money

Splitting the Dinner Check

Day to Day personal finance contributor Michelle Singletary talks with Alex Chadwick about how to deal with the dinner check at a restaurant without being rude, or spending too much. Singletary writes the syndicated column "The Color of Money" for The Washington Post.

Splitting the Dinner Check

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Business

Katrina Lands, and Insurance Adjusters Follow

It will likely be days, even weeks, before all the damage from Hurricane Katrina can be tallied. However, insurance-industry models are already predicting that the storm could be among the worst on record. Claims adjusters for all the major insurance companies were moving into position even before the storm struck the Louisiana coast.

Katrina Lands, and Insurance Adjusters Follow

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Motley Fool Profiles

Long-Range Money Plans with Ben Stein

How much are you saving for retirement? How much should you be saving for retirement? And why is Ben Stein worried? David Gardner does some retirement planning with actor, author, and economist Ben Stein.

Long-Range Money Plans with Ben Stein

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From Our Listeners

Fool Phone: Timing the Market

Is there a good time of year to invest in the stock market? David Gardner and Motley Fool personal finance contributor Dayana Yochim talk with callers about seasonality and investing, and offer some tips on how to get started in the stock market.

Fool Phone: Timing the Market

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Lizard Brains and Investing

Does the animal in you keep you from making smarter investment decisions? Host David Gardner talks about the biology of investing with Terry Burnham, author of Mean Markets and Lizard Brains: How to Profit from the New Science of Irrationality.

Lizard Brains and Investing

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Technology

AOL Expands Online Ticket Business

America Online is expanding its ticket-sales business. It will provide a place for people who are buying and selling sports and concert tickets to meet and do business. The tickets can be sold for more than face value. But some in the entertainment industry consider AOL's move to be online scalping.

AOL Expands Online Ticket Business

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Considering Investments in Foreign Stocks

Jonathan Clements, personal finance columnist for The Wall Street Journal, discusses investing in foreign stocks. Clements says investors can use foreign markets to diversify their investments and limit risk.

Considering Investments in Foreign Stocks

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Opinion

Ex-Teacher; Will Ticket Drivers for Pension

Commentator Daniel Ferri has a proposal that will make the highways safer and contribute to teachers' pension funds. He calls it "Retired Teachers for Highway Laws and Safety" or RuTHLeSS Corps. Retired teachers would identify traffic safety violators. The money from the fines they would have to pay would be donated to teachers' pension funds.

Ex-Teacher; Will Ticket Drivers for Pension

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National

A Tourism Traffic Jam in Oregon

Many of the nation's worst tourist traffic hot spots are in Oregon, according to three major travel industry groups. Alex Chadwick talks with Rebecah Morris, executive director of the Oregon Coast Visitors Association, about what's behind the logjam of sightseers.

A Tourism Traffic Jam in Oregon

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