November 4 - November 11 - November 18 - November 25
Employee Benefits, with Paula Boyer Kennedy
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November 4, 2000
With the end of the year barely two months away, you may be asked by your
employer to sign up for benefits. And your choices may be dizzying. Health
insurance, life insurance, health care or dependent care reimbursements,
stock purchase plans, 401(k) or 403(b) plans... how do you decide? Paula
Boyer Kennedy is senior manager at Deloitte and Touche in New York, and
she'll join Chris Farrell for this edition of Sound Money to help guide us
through the maze of employee benefits.
- CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #1: Employee Benefits
Paula Boyer Kennedy helps guide us through the maze of employee benefits.
- YOUR MONEY MANAGER: A Cupful of Tea Leaves
Erica Whittlinger talks about the economic indicators that came out this week.
- CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #2: Financial Web Sites
Syndicated computer columnist Larry Magid shares his
favorite financial Web sites.
- CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #3: College Tuition
Chris talks with Kristen Davis of Kiplinger's magazine about
rising college costs.
- The NEWS & VIEWS of Chris Farrell: Stock Ownership Will Increase
Chris Farrell talks about the presidential candidates opinions on Social Security reform.
- BUYER'S MARKET: Best
Credit Card Rates This Week
- RESOURCES: Books
and Web sites mentioned on this week's broadcast
Your Money Manager, with Erica Whittlinger
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November 11, 2000
With the election over, Sound Money's resident money manager, Erica
Whittlinger, is sure to have a thing or two to say about the results. What
will the new administration mean for the economy? How will your own bottom
line be affected? Erica will join Chris Farrell to talk about these issues
and more on this edition of Sound Money. She'll take calls from listeners
as well.
- CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #1: Your Money Manager
Erica Whittlinger talks with Chris Farrell about the election results.
- YOUR MONEY MANAGER: Galloping Uncertainty
Erica Whittlinger talks about the uncertainty of the market.
- CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #2: Richard Bolles
Chris speaks with Richard Bolles, author of the classic,
What Color Is Your Parachute?
- CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #3: Roger Harrington
Roger Harrington stops by to talk about the current mortgage
market.
- CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #4: Tim Lenneman
Tim Lenneman of Relocation Tax Services in Denver discusses
tax implications for U.S. citizens living overseas.
- The NEWS & VIEWS of Chris Farrell: The Election and the Economy
Chris Farrell talks about what the results of the election will have on our economy.
- BUYER'S MARKET: Best
Credit Card Rates This Week
- RESOURCES: Books
and Web sites mentioned on this week's broadcast
Holiday Shopping, with Gerri Detweiler
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November 18, 2000
Holiday decorations have been up in malls and department stores for months
now, but the real countdown doesn't begin until the day after Thanksgiving. It's traditionally the busiest day in the retail calendar. With that in
mind, Sound Money has invited Gerri Detweiler, co-author of Slash Your Debt
(Financial Literacy Center, 1999) to stop by. She'll have advice about
keeping spending under control whether you're shopping online or taking
your credit card to your local mall.
- CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #1: Holiday Shopping
Gerri Detweiler gives advice on keeping your holiday spending under control.
- YOUR MONEY MANAGER: Ongoing Uglies
Erica Whittlinger talks about the major areas of uncertainty: election, energy, economy, euro.
- CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #2: Investing
Chris talks with John Bogle, former chair of the Vanguard
Group on investing.
- CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #3: Mortgage Points
Roger Harrington returns for a conversation about mortgage
points.
- The NEWS & VIEWS of Chris Farrell: The Benefits of Balance
Many people are dismayed that their stocks have
taken a
nose-dive this year. They are wondering what to do. Chris Farrell answers some of these questions.
- BUYER'S MARKET: Best
Credit Card Rates This Week
- RESOURCES: Books
and Web sites mentioned on this week's broadcast
Personal Finances for Generation Xers, with Beth Kobliner
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November 25, 2000
(Originally broadcast on June 24, 2000)
Generation Xers may have a reputation for being slackers, but there are
many who take their lives and their jobs seriously. They put in long hours
at work, contribute to 401(k)'s, hope to buy houses, try to pay off their
student loans, and look for savvy investments. Yet they may have little
understanding how the marketplace and the markets work. Beth Kobliner, a
Generation Xer herself, taught the basics of money management to her peers
in Get a Financial Life (Simon & Schuster) a few years ago, and she has now
updated this popular book. She'll be on this edition of Sound Money to
take calls and share her insights into how twenty- and thirty-somethings
can make the most of their money. Also on this broadcast, an interview
with Alisa Gravitz, executive director of Co-op America and vice president
of the Social Investment Forum.
- CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #1: Personal Finances for Generation Xers
Beth Kobliner shares her insights into how twenty- and thirty-somethings
can make the most of their money.
- YOUR MONEY MANAGER: Who Bought?
Erica Whittlinger talks about the people that bought on the day after Thanksgiving.
- CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #2: Investing and Globalization
Chris talks with Alisa Gravitz, executive director of Co-op
America, and vice president of the Social Investment Forum about socially
responsible investing and globalization.
- CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #3: Renting vs. Buying
Real estate expert Julie Garton-Good discusses renting vs.
buying.
- The NEWS & VIEWS of Chris Farrell: Don't Repeal the Estate Tax
Chris Farrell gives his opinion on the Estate Tax.
- BUYER'S MARKET: Best
Credit Card Rates This Week
- RESOURCES: Books
and Web sites mentioned on this week's broadcast
