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Paddy Hirsch

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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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Consumer confidence vs. consumer sentiment

by Paddy Hirsch
Aug 28, 2012
Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains the difference between consumer confidence and consumer sentiment.
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Got a topic for our next Whiteboard video? Submit your ideas!

by Paddy Hirsch
Aug 28, 2012
Help us break down complex financial topics into easy-to-understand analogies. Post a comment suggesting the topic of our next Whiteboard video and you could win a signed copy of Paddy Hirsch's new book "Man vs. Markets"
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Man vs. Markets: Simplifying the language of Wall Street

by Paddy Hirsch
Aug 28, 2012
Marketplace's senior producer of personal finance breaks down economics plainly and simply in his new book, "Man vs. Markets."
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Explaining what blind trust is with sausages

by Paddy Hirsch
Aug 17, 2012
Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says he put his investments in a blind trust to avoid any conflict of interest. So what exactly is a blind trust? Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains with a sausage factory analogy.
Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says he put his investments in a blind trust to avoid any conflict of interest. So what exactly is a blind trust? Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains with a sausage factory analogy.
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Money Matters

What the fiscal cliff could mean for individual taxpayers

by Paddy Hirsch
Aug 9, 2012
We've talked about the possible effects of the fiscal cliff on the economy, but there will be immediate and duplicate consequences for individuals too.
We've talked about the possible effects of the fiscal cliff on the economy, but there will be immediate and duplicate consequences for individuals too.
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What's a floating-rate note and how does it work?

by Paddy Hirsch
Aug 6, 2012
The Treasury Department is planning to roll out a floating-rate note program in about a year. But what is a floating-rate note and why do we need one? Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains with a boat analogy.
The Treasury Department is planning to roll out a floating-rate note program in about a year. But what is a floating-rate note and why do we need one? Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains.
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Background checks and fishing expeditions

by Tess Vigeland and Paddy Hirsch
Aug 3, 2012
Tess is joined by Paddy Hirsch and David Lazarus to answer listeners questions.
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Letters: Whiny Olympians and not-so-free credit reports

by Jeremy Hobson and Paddy Hirsch
Jul 27, 2012
Your letters about our stories.
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Money Matters

The drought to affect prices at the supermarket

by Paddy Hirsch
Jul 25, 2012
Expect the prices for meat and dairy goods to rise as the Midwest drought continues.
Storm clouds roll over a drought-stricken cornfield on July 19, 2012 near Spencer, Ind. The corn and soybean belt in the middle of the nation is experiencing one of the worst droughts in more than five decades. Expect the prices for meat and dairy goods to rise as the Midwest drought continues.
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Letters: An estate planning primer

by Adriene Hill and Paddy Hirsch
Jul 13, 2012
This week's letter segments tackles questions for the senior set.
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