Marketplace Money

On this Memorial weekend, lots of us will gather for hot dogs, hamburgers and beer. But of course, the weekend is about much more than backyard barbecues. It's about military service and sacrifice. We're spending a little time with the military and learning about how Marines at Camp Pendleton are themselves learning financial literacy. We'll also hear from military spouses about the financial challenges they face as husbands and wives deploy to war. And perspective from one of the country's five million long-term unemployed as she struggles to break out of the cycle of joblessness.

The spotlight once again falls on the "too big to fail" debate. JPMorgan Chase has now lost $3 billion and counting. Has the financial industry learned nothing since 2008? We talk to one lucky guy who won $51,000 in a gameshow. He'd better not forget Uncle Sam's piece of the jackpot. And whatever you do, if you Yahoo, don't do what the company's CEO did. We learn why you don't want to pad your resume. Plus, meet the latest breed of commuter: the supercommuter.

Two billion dollars. That's how much money JPMorgan Chase says it lost in just the last few weeks, because of risky stock market trades. Maybe that's why so many Americans have stopped investing. We'll ask what the finance industry is doing to stop that behavior. College graduates are drowning in debt. And if you've had experience with the system we use to pay for higher ed, you know why. Arguments for and against financial aid and whether you have the right to go to college. Plus we'll visit the local ballfield and a New York ballet studio and ask parents how much they're spending to keep their kids on the field and en pointe.

It may be a lousy job market out there -- STILL -- but some kids are young enough to believe their dream job awaits. We'll hear what they learned from mom and dad on Take your Daughter or Son to Work Day. And maybe it's time to put your money in a bottle. A wine bottle. The wine world has its own index and everything -- but should you invest? If you just want to sip it, we also have advice on how to get the best wine for the lowest price. And NFL great and multi-millionaire Warren Sapp gives his first broadcast interview since filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. So how does it happen?

In China, conversations about money are the norm. Our China Correspondent Rob Schmitz tells us what it's like to know what everybody makes. And think clothes make the man? Try again. Comedian Michael Ian Black defends his financial indulgence and inspiration from those who've landed their dream job. A South L.A. resident gauges how much his neighborhood has changed economically since the 1992 L.A. Riots. And we go backstage at "Employee of the Month."