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Investment strategies for troubled times

Broadcast: Midmorning, 10/08/2008, 10:06 a.m.

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Midmorning discusses the impact of the unstable economy on personal finance and confronts questions about the security of cash in bank accounts, what to make of your 401k statement, and whether low-risk investments really are low risk right now.

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  • Nigel Gault: Chief U.S. economist with Global Insight Inc.
  • Sandra Block: Personal finance columnist for USA today.

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