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Stories for May 2008
Stories for Friday, May 30
Free e-mail providers differ on privacy issues
Fortune magazine has discovered that Yahoo! and Gmail are good for their promise that your e-mail account and your contacts are your private property. MSN's HotMail and MSN Messenger, meanwhile, take the opposite position. They argue that anything you do online belongs to them, including your contacts list. So you ...
Avoid single-issue insurance policies
Single-issue insurance policies are considered a rip-off by some consumer advocates. Clark also agrees that you should avoid them. Examples of single-issue policies include mortgage life insurance, cancer insurance and accident insurance. In the case of cancer insurance, insurers use the power of the C-word to sell the policy. Years ...
Websites/phone numbers mentioned:
AARP.org - Info on Medicare SmartMoney.com - Info on Medicare
Small biz gets boost from new health proposal
Clark encountered political turmoil with some listeners recently when he praised one presidential candidate's health insurance plan. People see Clark as a beacon of non-political discourse in the talk radio world, so what was he thinking wading into the fray?! Well, Clark believes that it's reasonable to step in from ...
Movie theaters experimenting with niceties to lure customers
When was the last time you were in a movie theater? For Clark, it was several years ago when executive producer Christa took Team Clark to see an off-color comedy! For most of us, movies are not in our orbit anymore. Either we do something like Netflix or we watch ...
Stories for Thursday, May 29
Thrift stores, Steve and Barry's in vogue with cheap clothing
Clark has been out of style forever and usually has no idea about what's going on in popular culture. But right now, he's actually in vogue because so many people are concerned about being extra thrifty! If you pick up any general interest magazine, you'll probably see articles on shopping ...
Medical tourism can save you big bucks
Since the '90s, Clark has been talking about medical tourism as an option for non-emergency and cosmetic surgery. Americans can go overseas for a procedure and pay 20 cents on the dollar (or less) to be treated by Western-trained staff and a private nurse in modern facilities. US News & ...
Debating the role of Big Apple food police
The city of New York requires chain restaurants to post calorie counts by every item on their menus. Recently, it was big news when 5 restaurants were cited for not following this protocol. This is one issue that galvanizes people to no end. On the one hand, Clark applauds restaurateurs ...
Corporate America borrowing from Clark Stinks?
The Clark Stinks forum -- where you can vent if you take issue with something the penny-pinching guru says -- is one of the most popular parts of our website. Clark was motivated to launch this message board when he noticed people registered domain names with "colorful" words attached to ...
Websites/phone numbers mentioned:
Pingo.com - Cheap international calling Tel3Advantage.com - Cheap international calling Prosper.com - Peer-to-peer lending site myFICO.com - Score Simulator allows you to see how different credit scenarios may affect your FICO score
Stories for Wednesday, May 28
Sezmi promises a new revolution in TV viewing
The Blu-ray technology is not selling all that well, between it being too expensive and a serious dearth of titles in the format. Clark says let the early adopters have the bragging rights and hang back for now. When we think of TV, we think of getting it from cable, ...
A crash course in online safety
RIP-OFF ALERT: Clark recently spoke about protecting yourself online against cyber-criminals. Now technology columnist Walt Mossberg has compiled a handy list that reinforces the message. Below are some excerpts: - Never click on a link in an e-mail that appears to be from your bank, credit union or brokerage. Call ...
Investors to hand you a mortgage reduction?
New figures show that option payment loans are defaulting at higher rates than sub-prime loans. Clark has often spoken out against these kinds of loans, where your balance actually rises over time. Option payment loans sometimes go under the name "Pick a Pay" or "Pick a Payment." Countrywide is in ...
Websites/phone numbers mentioned:
Sezmi.com - TV system that combines traditional TV content, movies and Internet video Wikipedia.org - FREE info on gold exchange-traded funds MagicJack.com -Cheap unlimited long distance calling HauteSecure.com - Blocks suspect sites from loading in your browser for FREE SiteAdvisor.com - Alerts you for FREE when a web address may ...
Stories for Tuesday, May 27
Do men or women make better investors?
Clark almost never puts a guest on the air, but a couple of times he's invited a personal finance columnist named Jonathan Clements on the show. Clements does a lot of great research into behavioral economics. One of his most recent articles addressed the age-old question: Are men or women ...
Maximum Earnings checking account pays 6% APY
Recent news reports have trumpeted how savers are getting their clocks cleaned as CD and online savings rates continue to drop. Meanwhile, so many people use the giant monster mega-banks for the sake of convenience and they keep getting larger all the time. But small community banks and credit unions ...
Pingo presents cheap international calling options
A listener recently gave Clark a tip about Pingo.com, a website that offers a virtual calling card for ultra-cheap international calling. Please note that Clark has not personally tried this service yet. He's just passing along the information for you to make your own decision. Pingo is not a free ...
Websites/phone numbers mentioned:
Pingo.com - Cheap international calling SmallEnoughToCare.com - Offers Maximum Earnings checking account InsureMyTrip.com - Trip cancellation insurance EvaluateLifeInsurance.org - Estimates "true" investment returns on any cash value life insurance policy Nolo.com - Find info on starting a non-profit organization FoundationCenter.org - More info on starting a non-profit organization Today's show ...
Stories for Monday, May 26
Ivy League schools introduce sliding-scale tuition
We've had a train wreck in higher education with the cost of tuition going up way beyond the rate of inflation. The increases have been extraordinary because colleges are usually semi-closed institutions that are not affected by capitalism. But now even wealthy families can't always afford college for their children. ...
Compact vehicles may be a better deal than sub-compacts
People are buying sub-compacts vehicles like crazy these days. Clark loves to ride around in sub-compacts when he's overseas in Asia. Foreign markets are all about the economy of packing as many people into a vehicle as possible. For example, Clark's Scion XB seats about 5 people over here, while ...
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