MoneyTrack is a weekly half-hour public television series about personal finance and investing airing on PBS

Public Broadcasting Service

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 stations. It was created, produced and co-hosted by investment expert Pam Krueger and launched in 2005 with 13 episodes. Now in Season Three, MoneyTrack is seen on various PBS stations across the country.

Topics discussed on the program include: investing, economics, and personal finance topics such as credit, debt, real estate, taxes, etc. The show features real people stories and advice from investing experts like John Bogle, Warren Buffett, and Ben Stein.

Hosts Pam Krueger and Jack Gallagher use these real-life situations to extract the key "lessons" so viewers can easily grasp the investing concepts. They have a down-to-earth approach that's unlike most other TV shows about money and finance.

Video segments of MoneyTrack are on MSN Money

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In October 2008, the companion book The MoneyTrack Method: A Step-by-Step Guide to Investing Like the Pros will be published by Wiley

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MoneyTrack is produced at Beyond Pix Studios in San Francisco.

MoneyTrack is underwritten by the Investor Protection Trust with support from state securities regulators.

Awards

Co-Host Pam Krueger won a 2009 Gracie Award for Individual Achievement for Outstanding Producer of an Entertainment Series on Public Television.

The MoneyTrack series picked up two Telly Awards

Telly Awards

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, a Clarion Award, and two Communicator Awards for Season Two.

External links

The MoneyTrack website http://www.moneytrack.org

MoneyTrack episodes on MSN Money http://www.msnmoney.com/moneytrack

The MoneyTrack Method book on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/047037232X