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Stories for April 2008
Stories for Wednesday, April 30
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Behind the Federal Reserve's latest rate cut
CLARKONOMICS: The economy has gone nowhere in the past 6 months. We'll leave it to the politicians to argue about the recession vs. no recession question. What's certain is that we're in a consumer recession as people deal with record levels of debt. This is a time when you need ...
Collection calls being outsourced
As people are being financially squeezed, the rate of delinquencies on auto loans, credit cards and HELOCs is rising dramatically. Of course, it goes without saying that the collection agency biz is a huge one. It's also the latest thing to be outsourced, according to The New York Times. Collection ...
Students seeking loans from peer-to-peer lenders
We're getting a large increase in the number of calls about student loans. The lending market is essentially frozen because of the fallout from the mortgage crisis. Are you still trying to figure out how to pay for college this fall? Clark has 2 important pieces of information to share ...
Clark parses the candidates on healthcare
When you look back our nation's growth, the thing that has made us unique is our free market and entrepreneurial spirit. People come to America to start companies because we've been a beacon of opportunity. Our free enterprise system is unique in the Western world because half of all employment ...
Stories for Tuesday, April 29
Clark Howard's Green Bay blues
Clark is back from a trip to Appleton, Wisc., where he visited his affiliate station WHBY and also attended a Habitat for Humanity fundraiser. While in town, he spoke to a lot of people who got into annuities. The funny thing was that most really didn't know the first thing ...
Free credit score now available online
Thanks to Clark's efforts, many people know that you can obtain your free credit report at AnnualCreditReport.com. Don't go to FreeCreditReport.com. They may have great jingles, but you should avoid them like the plague! Now several websites will also give you your credit score for free -- in the hopes ...
Housing market favors renters
CLARKONOMICS: New foreclosure data shows that the 4 states with the worst situations are Nevada (where 1 in every 54 homes is a foreclosure), California, Arizona and Florida. Rounding out that list is Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Meanwhile, the nation is facing a record high number of ...
Double yikes! Wachovia fined for illegal drafts
Several months ago, Clark told you that Wachovia was allowing illegal drafts from seniors' accounts. The bank has now been fined a pitifully low amount -- $10 million -- for its actions in a similar case involving unethical telemarketers. Wachovia had been taking a cut whenever it allowed fraudulent 3rd ...
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Stories for Monday, April 28
Hotels offering gas incentives
The run-up in price for a barrel of oil has created terror in the travel biz as more and more people opt for "staycations." That's when you're off from work yet you stay home to save money. To offset sluggish sales, some chain hotels and independent proprietors are offering free ...
New angles on the foreclosure epidemic
Clark recently read an article that took a unique angle on the foreclosure epidemic. The Wall Street Journal reports that animal shelters are being overrun with pets that are abandoned when families face foreclosure and have to leave their homes. Meanwhile, Maryland has passed some tough legislation aimed at correcting ...
Nearly 9 million Americans had personal info stolen in 90 days
It's been 12 years since Clark had his first call about ID theft on the show. Back then there was no name for the crime; now it's become routine. The Identity Theft Resource Center reports that in the first 90 days of this year, the personal info of 8.5 million ...
Who wants to be a teenage millionaire?
Many employers match what employees contribute to a 401(k) plan up to a certain limit. Well, Clark extended the same offer to his teen daughter about 4 years ago. He calls it "the daddy match" and he puts a dollar into her Roth account for every dollar of her pay ...
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BetterBidding.com - Priceline and Hotwire bidding help and advice TripAdvisor.com - User reviews of hotels BiddingForTravel.com - More help using Priceline
Stories for Friday, April 25
Texas is the Fortune 500 capital
Clark has a bias in favor of states that run a fiscally efficient house. He believes that's the way to position your state for growth and prosperity over time. Texas is one place that really fits the bill; there is no state income tax. That creates a favorable environment for ...
Samsung ready to roll out fierce iPhone competitor
The iPhone has been the phone to beat since it first came out. During a recent trade show, many companies rolled out plans for their hot new iPhone killers. Samsung has gotten a lot of buzz with a new model called the Instinct, which supposedly surfs the web at 10 ...
Maryland set to install speed cameras
In England, people have gone bonkers over cameras on the speedways. These devices calculate your speed, take a picture of your license plate and then mail you a ticket! Driver response has not been favorable; many motorists have repeatedly tried to destroy the cameras. Now Maryland is poised to install ...
Protect your parents from nursing home abuses
Clark recently discussed how he was furious over kangaroo court arbitrations in the corporate world. Many banks force customers into these joke arbitrations that are worthy of a banana republic. Of course, the financial institutions routinely select arbitrators that rule in their favor. Days after his initial comments, The Wall ...
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LATimes.com - FREE online Investing 101 course (registration may be required) Mint.com - Online money management tool Hulu.com- Network TV shows and films available on your computer
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