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Marketplace Money weekly update
OCTOBER 4-5, 2008
This Week

The view from Main Street
Host Tess Vigeland and reporter Amy Scott are on the road to see how the financial crisis is affecting people all over the country. Tess reports on how residents in Salt Lake City are weathering the storm.


After the bailout
Even though Congress has agreed on a revised bailout plan, Marketplace Senior Business Correspondent Bob Moon tells host Tess Vigeland that the economy isn't out of the woods yet.


Short- and long-term views of the crisis
Reporter Dan Bammes asks Utah residents how the financial crisis has affected them, and a few of our younger listeners weigh in on how the state of the economy has changed their investment strategy.


Putting investors on the couch
In all the chaos around the current crisis, it's hard to keep a level head. Host Tess Vigeland talks with Dr. Richard Peterson about the mind games the market plays with investors.


Mormons take care of their own
As host Tess Vigeland hosts the show from Salt Lake City, we get a brief history of Mormons and their unique way of providing for one another in crisis from journalist and author Ken Verdoia.


Day in the Work Life: Financial planner
In a shaky economic time, it's always nice to have a little help from an expert. On this week's Day in the Work Life, we meet Rick Zettlemoyer, a professional financial planner.


The down payment assistance debate
A popular measure aimed at helping prospective homebuyers make their down payment is no longer an option. Marketplace's Rachel Dornhelm reports on the efforts to restore down payment assistance programs.


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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.

Money Clip

Don't Burn the Mortgage -- Chris Farrell talks about using discretionary funds to pay down your mortgage.
Straight story
After a week of chaos, we finally have a bailout bill. Economics editor Chris Farrell sets the story straight on the implications of the rescue plan in the coming months and years.

Getting Personal
Economics editor Chris Farrell answers your money questions with Tess Vigeland. This week, Chris and Tess take questions on your protections against an ailing market, from PODs to SIPC, FDIC to NCUA.
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