Helaine Olen

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Oct 10, 2014
Get rich by giving up lattes? Not so fast
Why the money you spend on coffee is not, in fact, enough to retire on.
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Mar 28, 2014
Discriminate against the old? Even the old do it
Academics are increasingly releasing data that they hope will reach those in a position to hire, promote and pay older adults.
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Mar 8, 2013
Payday lenders need to be more transparent
Last week on Marketplace, a payday loan lender defended his industry, saying as long as customers did the math, he wasn't doing anything wrong. Commentator Helaine Olen begs to differ.
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Dec 7, 2012
The financial reality of investing for women
We often hear that women are more risk averse than men. Commentator Helaine Olen says yes, male and female investors may approach risk-taking differently, but that's not why women have less money to put away.
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Nov 2, 2012
Retirement — election no-show
Commentator Helaine Olen says neither President Obama nor Mitt Romeny acknowledge coming 'retirement crisis.'
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Oct 19, 2012
Innovations won’t resolve personal finance woes
The digital wizardry unveiled at the annual Finovate trade show is great, but it won't help solve the decades-long assault on our personal finances.
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Jul 21, 2012
Why are people attacking lemonade stands?
One parent wonders why many adults disapprove of where her son is putting his hard-earned lemonade stand money towards.
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