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Stories for November 2007
Stories for Friday, November 30
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Prosper.com - P2P lending siteZopa.com - P2P lending siteINGDirect.com - The Electric Orange accountEmigrantDirect.com - More investment options
Confessions of a Costco addict
Clark is a confessed warehouse club maniac. He joined his first club back in the early '80s. At one point, he was a member of all five clubs that operated around the country. Anyone remember Price Savers, Pace Membership Warehouse or Price Club? Some of the ones that used to ...
Understanding LCDs, DLPs and Plasma TVs
Last year, Clark stated that women would rather buy and receive jewelry than electronics. Boy, did he get an earful from that! A poll on Clarkhoward.com proved that Clark's statement was a chauvinistic one. Now when he's in stores, more women than men ask him for advice on buying HDTVs. ...
Zopa provides new twist on social lending model
Prosper offers people the chance to borrow or lend money online and completely bypass the banking system. As a borrower, you usually get money at a lower interest rate than you would at a bank. As a lender, you minimize your risk by lending in little slices to a lot ...
Wal-Mart's website offers virtual gift list option
A week or two ago, Clark gave listeners advice on how to draw up a holiday budget. But what if you need some help drawing up your wish list? WalMart.com now allows kids (or adults) to set up a holiday shopping list online and e-mail it to relatives. There are ...
Stories for Thursday, November 29
Websites/phone numbers mentioned:
Clarkhoward.com - Christmas Kids 2007!
T-Mobile's sweet holiday deals
The Super Bowl is the biggest moment of the year for the ad industry. The cell phone industry, meanwhile, has the holiday season as its annual pinnacle. This is the time of year when people who are just getting out of their 2-year contracts look to switch carriers. So you'll ...
Christmas Kids 2007 is upon us!
Christmas Kids -- one of Clark's most-enduring charity efforts -- has just launched for 2007. Now in its 17th year, Christmas Kids gives listeners the chance to open their hearts and their wallets for needy children who wouldn't otherwise have gifts this holiday season. If you live in the Atlanta ...
E*TRADE's woes teach us to stay below FDIC limits
About three weeks ago, Clark told you that E*TRADE was in danger of becoming insolvent. Customers began to flee after news broke, though there wasn't a full run on the bank. But those 60,000 people who had E*TRADE accounts with more than $100,000 in them narrowly escaped losing their shirts. ...
Cut taxes to boost economic growth
Why does New Hampshire have a higher rate of economic growth than neighboring states like Massachusetts or Vermont? Clark thinks the answer is obvious -- taxation. The Boston Globe's Robert Gavin recently penned an article lamenting the fact that Mass. has no job growth and the second worst economy in ...
Stories for Wednesday, November 28
Wifi companies now offering free service for businesses
Do you get frustrated when you have to pay an outrageous price for Internet access on the road? Some spots like Panera Bread and Starbucks adopted free wifi early on, and now you'll see salespeople working there in the mornings. The initial cost of setting up free wifi may have ...
Thompson's flat income tax plan woos Clark
Fred Thompson is one presidential hopeful who got off to a great start and then promptly disappointed a lot of people. But there have been two instances when Thompson really impressed Clark. The first was when he laid out his proposal for overhauling Social Security. Now Thompson's flat income tax ...
Maximize home resale value in a tough market
In the latest session of Clarkonomics, our favorite penny-pinching guru offered tips for homeowners looking to maximize their resale value in an increasingly tough market. The latest data shows that housing sales are definitely down, but not as much as you'd think. Some 5 million people (at an annual rate) ...
Fast-food price war heats up between BK and McD's
There's a price war going on in the fast food world. At the center of the storm is the humble double cheeseburger. Burger King has announced plans to slash the price of its burger -- which is 30 percent larger than the one offered at McDonald's -- from $1.99 to ...
Websites/phone numbers mentioned:
AnchorFree.com - Free wifi for businesses MagicJack.com - Unlimited local and domestic long-distance calls for $40/year
Stories for Tuesday, November 27
Beware of bogus insurance salespeople
There are a lot of pseudo health insurance companies out there selling fake plans to employers and individuals. The Wall Street Journal reports that some 200,000 businesses have been taken in these kinds of rip-offs. Small businesses crushed by high premiums are very susceptible to the lure of cheaper health ...
New cell industry developments pique Clark's interest
There are a number of new developments in the cell phone world that have Clark excited. There's a low voltage price war between a few smaller carriers that most people don't know about, plus Verizon has an exciting new development. Let's begin with the Verizon news. Starting next year, you'll ...
Websites/phone numbers mentioned:
Helio.com - Unlimited Internet, calling and texting for $99/monthAutopedia.com - Simple explanations of lemon laws by state
Black Friday and Cyber Monday recap
This past weekend ushered in the traditional kick-off of the holiday shopping season. It began with Black Friday and ended with Cyber Monday. The best guesses were that sales on the former day hit $10 billion, while the latter day had sales in the $700 million range. The Black Friday ...
Housing market, Wall St. both point to recession
The investment world is in a buzz with a loss of confidence and a lot of fear. Citibank was recently rescued by Middle East investors who put a lot of money in to keep the bank afloat. HSBC is also in a similar bind. The problem is that over the ...
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