Reporting on modern investment strategies, Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to talk about whether long-term investing in stocks is still a good plan if you're not prepared to be a trader. They also discuss the economy and the war between Wall Street and Washington.

Making economics make sense for Main Street, Charles Wheelan joins Jim Blasingame to explain how economics works as it manifests in society and politics, as well as in the marketplace.

Is Wall Street still operating at cross purposes with Main Street? Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the relationship between the surging stock market and the Main Street economy and whether another bubble is building.

Reporting on the April 2010 Fed meeting, Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to talk about whether the FOMC will make any changes to their current monetary policies.

Do the opportunities in our future look different than those in our past? Lori Williams joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to recognize the opportunities that are coming at us and why the new ones look different.

Reporting on Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano from Paris, Leslie Kossoff tells Jim Blasingame how this eruption has impacted her part of Europe.

Will the proposed Financial Reform Bill be helpful or harmful? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to share some insight on the Financial Reform Bill being proposed in Congress and to reveal why this bill will likely do more harm than good.

How is the housing industry impacting economic recovery? Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to identify some of the challenges and opportunities unfolding in the housing industry and how this is affecting the national economic recovery.

Are there comparisons with the New Deal with Obama policies? Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to dispel the myths about Roosevelt's New Deal and compares that policy with Obama's agenda.

How do you sell value with courage and creativity? Josh Costell joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to have the courage to be creative as you prospect and close customers, even though you're afraid you'll lose the business if you don't discount.