Marketplace Money

Young investors wary of stock market

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:00:45 -0500

It's a tough time to be young and thinking about your retirement. The recession made lots of investors wary of the stock market, but the big returns are key for a comfortable retirement. Marketplace's Stacey Vanek Smith reports.

The 'Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security'

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:00:57 -0500

Tess Vigeland talks to author Mark Miller about his book "Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security," on how to plan your retirement without taking on too much risk.

Trust me, I'm a financial advisor

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:01:08 -0500

Refinance your house! Buy mortgage-backed bonds! Don't invest in Berkshire Hathaway while it's still affordable! Listeners share the worst investment advice they were given.

Getting Personal: Building capital, gay marriage finances

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:01:19 -0500

Tess Vigeland and Los Angeles Times' personal finance David Lazarus answer your money questions.

Letters: Government and homes, pricey shampoos

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:01:30 -0500

Tess Vigeland reviews your letters from this week.

New Orleans residents rebuild with 'The Lot Next Door'

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:01:41 -0500

Residents, who returned to the neighborhoods most devastated by the floods following Hurricane Katrina, are buying adjacent lots through a city program.

A 'new normal' in New Orleans

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:01:52 -0500

Tess Vigeland catches up with writer and New Orleans resident Ian McNulty on how he and the city have been doing since they last spoke in 2008.

The Great American Apparel Diet

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:02:03 -0500

Tess Vigeland talks to Sally Bjornson of the Great American Apparel Diet about her year of not buying new clothes.

Better now than later -- Use those gift cards!

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:02:10 -0500

Tess Vigeland talks to UCLA marketing professor Suzanne Shu about why people have such a hard time using gifts and gift cards.