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Stories for January 2009
Stories for Friday, January 30
Boxee.tv a virtual program guide for free online TV content
Watching free TV content using your Internet connection sounds great in theory. But have you tried to actually find the programming you want to see?! Enter Boxee.tv, a new website that serves as an online program guide by letting you know what content is available on the 'Net. Boxee essentially ...
New Honda Insight hybrid comes with wallet-friendly price tag
Honda is preparing to roll out a new version of its Insight hybrid in April 2009 that promises to be a good investment from day one of ownership. No official word yet on the price tag, but the new Insight is expected to sell for somewhere in the range of ...
Free online dating services
Online dating services have proven to be very popular, but they typically cost money to join. Until now. There are 3 new players in the market offering free online dating services: - DownToEarth.com (This site is no longer free) - PlentyofFish.com - OKCupid.com The latter seems geared to a younger ...
Portfolio juggling not the norm in 2008
New figures out from a company called Mercer suggest that most people didn't make any changes to their portfolio during the stock market turmoil of 2008. Mercer conducted an internal study of the 1.2 million 401(k) accounts it administers. Of that sample group, some 86% of people stayed the course ...
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BankRate.com - Search for the best CD rates online Landlord.com - Online resources for landlords AnnualCreditReport.com - The only FREE credit report Nolo.com - Online resources for patents SwapaLease.com - Car lease transfer takeover marketplace
Stories for Thursday, January 29
Credit scores available for free
--> Credit scores used to be a tightly controlled secret. That guardedness allowed some lenders to take advantage of African Americans especially with higher rates of interest when they would go for loans. But the new democratization of credit scores means shame on you if you don't know what's going ...
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NFCC.org - National Foundation for Credit Counseling AnnualCreditReport.com - The only truly FREE credit report Quizzle.com - Get your FREE credit score online CreditKarma.com - Get your FREE credit score online Credit.com - Get your FREE credit score online
Beware of scams promising to stop your foreclosure
RIP-OFF ALERT: In most states, there are public records of who is falling behind on a mortgage. That's created an opportunity for swindlers who show up at your doorstep with a "personalized foreclosure rescue package" for you. Likewise, we've all seen the "stop foreclosure now" signs on the side of ...
Reward cards dialing back on the perks
Reward cards are beginning to dole out less perks because the giant monster mega banks that issue them are financially ailing. This trend especially affects the 1 in every 3 of you who pay your balance in full every month. Historically, banks have had a love/hate relationship with what they ...
Price projections for natural gas, gasoline looking good
CLARKONOMICS: The cold winter much of the nation is experiencing at the moment would traditionally mean high costs for heating your home. But right now, there is an oversupply of natural gas. In fact, the cost at wholesale is down around a third of what it was in the fall ...
Stories for Wednesday, January 28
Dell reaches settlement over alleged customer-no-service
Did you receive customer-no-service from Dell in the past? The computer giant has agreed to a $1.5 million settlement to provide restitution to consumers in up to 46 states. Dell was taken to task over its no-interest financing, warranties, rebates and promises of next day service for business customers. The ...
Tips on surviving an audit
Have you ever been audited before? It's most certainly not a fun experience. Clark was once audited 3 years in a row some 2 decades ago! At the time, he was in a limited partnership, which back then was an automatic audit trigger. The records the general partner kept were ...
Consumers becoming shifters with no brand or store loyalty
A recent IBM survey of 30,000 people uncovered several trends that speak to the dawn of a new day in consumerism. Some 90% of those polled are changing what they spend to some degree. That may seem like a no-brainer to many of you. Consider, however, that 90% of the ...
New federal tax credits for solar panels
Now may be the perfect time to install solar paneling at your home, according to a recent USA TODAY report. There's an oversupply of panels coupled with a severe drop in demand. When people think of solar energy in the United States, they typically think of the Southwest -- California, ...
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Stories for Tuesday, January 27
McDonald's still going strong in a down economy
Five years ago, we were in the throes of the Supersize Me era and McDonald's was in full retreat from the food police. Today, however, the anti-McDonald's mentality seems to have lost some of its steam. The company continues to report positive earnings quarter after quarter. Clark has modified his ...
Verizon looking to exit the landline business
Many people think of Verizon solely as a wireless provider. But in California and much of the Northeast, however, they are the local monopoly phone company for landlines. So you could have knocked Clark over with a feather when he read a Bloomberg report suggesting Verizon wants to completely exit ...
Aldi poised for growth surge in the United States
Aldi is poised for a growth surge in the United States, according to The Wall Street Journal. There are currently about 1,000 store locations throughout the country. Clark's beloved hard discounter is so powerful that they were able to send Wal-Mart home with tail between legs when the latter tried ...
LEDs ready for primetime in your home?
Clark is something of a pioneer when it comes to jumping on home lighting trends. He was an early adopter of CFLs (compact fluorescent lights) and gladly suffered through early product glitches because the cost of operation was only one-fourth that of a traditional bulb. Common criticisms of early CFLs ...
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