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t's one of the blandest descriptions you'll come across in financial news - The Beige Book. So what is it? AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains. (Dec. 3)

Perle discusses her book Money, A Memoir: Women, Emotions, andCash:"Having attained the right to earn and spend their own money only decadesago, women have a more complex relationship to cash than men, arguesPerle (When Work Doesn't WorkAnymore)...Much less a memoir than a call to action, Perle [uses] her own unhealthyrelationship with money as a springboard for a provocative discussion aboutwomen's finances—how money anxieties influence a woman's life decisions; howa woman's financial preparedness affects the way she feels about herself;and how, despite their tremendous buying power, women stand a greater chancethan men of going bankrupt and of not having sufficient funds...

A brief simple video on why certain interest rates are higher (for example credit card rates) and others that have collateral against them lower.

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Harvard historian Niall Ferguson for a discussion of his new book, "The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World." Drawing on insights from the biological sciences, Ferguson describes the rise and evolution of finance focusing on insurance, banks, and the bond market. Using the examples of housing and the U.S. China economic relationship, Ferguson demonstrates the way history can inform our understanding of the current financial crisis. He also reflects on the implications of the financial crisis for American global hegemony. Series: Conversations with History [12/2008] [Humanities] [Show ID: 15580]