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The Color of Money: Learning from Corporate Scandals

NPR | By Michelle Singletary

Published August 16, 2004 at 10:00 PM MDT

Day to Day personal finance commentator Michelle Singletary says people should not ignore business news because of financial scandals, but rather learn from the mistakes of others. Singletary writes the syndicated column "The Color of Money" for The Washington Post and is author of the book 7 Money Mantras for a Richer Life.

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Michelle Singletary

Michelle Singletary is the personal finance guru for NPR’s Day to Day, filing commentaries that can be heard every Tuesday. In conjunction with her work for NPR, Singletary writes the award-winning, syndicated “The Color of Money” column for the Washington Post and is a regular contributor to Howard University's evening news radio program, Insight, on which she discusses personal finance issues.

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