Great expectations

First-quarter earnings season is upon us and profit numbers are under the microscope. Alisa Roth investigates where expectations come from and what they mean for investors.

Protecting your money from inflation
Gas, food, copper: prices are rising all around us and inflation talk is picking up. Tess asks Janet Bodnar how to protect your money from rising inflation.

Funds feast on high food prices
How could an attempt to diversify turn volatile and raises food prices worldwide? Jill Barshay explains the unintended consequences of large-scale commodity investment.

Rise of the urban farmer
Growing your own food would spare you from high prices at the grocery store, wouldn't it? Stacey Vanek-Smith puts her green thumb to the test to find out.

Day in the Work Life: Urban farmer
On this week's "A Day in the Work Life:" who says you can't have a farm in the middle of the city? Jules Dervaes of Pasadena, Calif. started one in his own backyard.

Getting to know what's in your home
Recent severe weather across the U.S. reminds us to be prepared for the worst. Candysse Miller shows Tess what she'd need to know to about her possessions to file an insurance claim.

A bit of relief in the student loan market
This week, a new piece of legislation was introduced to ease some of the pressure in the student loan market. Tess asks Kim Clark how it will help.

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CONSUMER CONSEQUENCES
How many p***ts would it take to sustain humanity if everyone lived like you? Play our "Consumer Consequences" game and find out.