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Paddy Hirsch is a former Contributing Editor at Marketplace and the creator and former host of the Marketplace Whiteboard.
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With choice comes risk: How to pick the electricity plan that's right for you
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Paddy Hirsch
Aug 21, 2013
Power companies are starting to steal from the mobile phone playbook, offering free nights and weekends or pre-paid plans. This can save you money, or it can blow you away with higher bills.
Why the Fed's actions are hurting markets
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Paddy Hirsch
Aug 20, 2013
This is a Marketplace.org Reader
Public school families hit with fees as kids go back to school
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Paddy Hirsch
Aug 7, 2013
Public school is supposed to be free, but around the country families are being asked to foot the bill for laptops and tablets for their students.
SAC insider trading charges, explained
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Paddy Hirsch
Jul 25, 2013
The criminal indictment of SAC Capital is all about the misuse of material of non-public information ... otherwise known as insider trading.
Fabrice Tourre's trial: The fabulous translation
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Paddy Hirsch
Jul 16, 2013
A former Goldman Sachs trader known as "Fabulous Fab" has been found liable in a mortgage securities fraud case. During the case, a judge asked to ban jargon. But because bankers aren't able to resist -- and for your own knowledge -- here's a primer to help.
So what is LIBOR, exactly?
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Paddy Hirsch
Jul 9, 2013
The London Interbank Offered Rate, explained.
Financial Feud: Buy iPhone outright vs. Make monthly payments
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Paddy Hirsch
Jun 29, 2013
Have your kids ever asked you for something you said they'd have to earn instead? For one listener and her teenage son, it was an iPhone. Hear what our experts have to say about their financial feud.
How to manage retirement plans as they pile up
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Paddy Hirsch
Jun 26, 2013
In 21st century America, jobs for life are rare. For those lucky enough to have jobs with retirement plans, with the many jobs comes many retirement plans, which all send quarterly statements that need tracking.
You need to care about China's credit crunch: Here's why
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Paddy Hirsch
Jun 24, 2013
China's tightening up on its lenders, and that might slow the country down a big. That shouldn't be too much a problem for the rest of us, right?