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The Conversation: Do you have a will?

by Marketplace Contributor
May 6, 2016
Do you have any experience with wills? Will you leave one of your own? Why or why not?
Singer Prince performs onstage. He passed away last week but did not leave a will. 
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The Conversation: Paid family leave

by Eliza Mills
Apr 29, 2016
Marketplace Weekend listeners weigh in on what paid family leave means to them.
Who should decide who gets paid family leave?
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Are chip cards worth the wait at the checkout line?

by Marketplace Staff
Apr 19, 2016
We asked, you answered.
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April 15 is not tax day this year

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 12, 2016
Local holidays in Washington, D.C., Maine and Massachusetts are giving Americans a three- or four-day grace period for filing their taxes this year.
You're getting a few extra days to file your taxes this year.
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Consumer advocates applaud new rules for financial advisers

by Kimberly Adams
Apr 6, 2016
Old rules for financial advisers had allowed them to give advice that was best for them, not consumers.
Conflicts of interest are hurting the current financial advisory system, some experts say.
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Here are the places with the most egregious wage gaps for women of color

by Donna Tam
Apr 4, 2016
On average, women earn $430,000 less than a white man over their career and the amount is significantly higher if you’re a minority, says one study.
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What do you waste? Is it costing you money?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Apr 1, 2016
Maybe it's produce, or data — maybe it's time. We want to know what you're wasting that's costing you money.
Trash bins in Lytham St Annes, England
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What's the biggest lie you've ever told to save money?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Mar 25, 2016
From shared Netflix accounts and water cups full of soda to tax free online shopping and auto insurance fraud -- what's the biggest lie you've told to save some money?
What's the biggest lie you've told to save money?   
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Economic Anxiety Index®

The midlife economic anxiety crisis

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 18, 2016
The most anxious people in our economic anxiety poll are 35 to 54-year-olds.
Ira Baron and his wife, Sharon Simon.
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Economic Anxiety Index®

The financial anxiety of living on a fixed income

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 18, 2016
One Alabama resident who had just $10 left over after paying bills shares her story.
Betty Moncrief stands at the grave of her mother.
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