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Marketplace Money weekly update
July 20, 2007
This Week

Like stealing identity from a baby

Your kids can have bad credit before they even hit their teens if they're victims of identity theft. Aside from monitoring credit reports, some groups would like to see this prevented on a congressional level. Amy Scott reports.


Engaged: A family affair
With six weeks to go until the big day, the heat is on for engaged couple Michael Fox and Tiffany Lee-Youngren. Good thing they have a supportive network of family and friends to help keep the costs down.


Educating Rico: Sealing the house deal
We're back to the blackboard with a lesson in "PMI." This mysterious acronym can come in handy — if you're a mortgage lender.


On the money trail of Boston Gal
We know how much is in her savings account and what she's got in her penny jar at home, but we don't know her name. Who is Boston Gal? Tess Vigeland delves into the mystery.


Summer school: P/E ratio
How far are your investment dollars taking you? Wall Street uses the P/E ratio as their preferred measure. Economist Chris Low takes us through the math.


Chris Farrell's 'My Two Cents' blog
Get the latest in personal finance from Chris Farrell.


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