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In the credit card world, scam operators are taking money from innocent customers without adding value, misrepresenting claims and simply performing shoddy service. Fortunately, customers have an avenue to complain and the FTC has also taken pretty tough actions. Below are some examples of the actions that the FTC has taken against some shady companies. [...]

I have been a Discover customer since 1996 — right out of college — and for good reason. I believe that Discover is one of the very few financial institutions that put their customers first and continue to innovate. As of today, Discover Bank announced their Penalty-Free 12 Month CD. Despite the added feature, the [...]

This is the 6th issue of the Ask The Expert column by Larry Swedroe. You can see Larry’s full biography and important disclaimer below. If you are interested in having your question answered by Larry, please send me an email via the contact page.
Now, let’s get to the questions and answers (please note that the [...]

Neither one of my parents know how to invest in the stock market, and it wasn’t a part of my formal education. I had to learn everything on my own, so I know how intimidating it is for people who are new to investing. Where do I start? What do I invest in? How am [...]

My wife and I have been new parents for nearly five months now. Lucky for us, we got some good advices early on, including those from a guest post by Paidtwice: 10 “Preparing For Baby” Tips For the Frugal-Minded. However, I understand how easy it is to overspend on newborns. They are so precious to [...]

After reading Pinyo’s article entitled 7 key factors to Build successful alternative income streams. It really got me thinking about the various aspects of our personal finances and how appropriate each one is. In the article Pinyo makes an excellent point right at the start in which he comments
Do what you love, if you hate [...]

There are a lot going on at Moolanomy’s ideas factory. Unfortunately, I can’t write them down fast enough, but I want to share everything now — talking about patience! Anyway, here is a list of topics that I will be talking about over the next few days, may be weeks. I just hope I have [...]

There are some really great marketing campaigns out there. So good in fact that you might believe they are head and shoulders above their competitors. So good that their brands became synonymous with their industry — at least, some of them got me convinced.

Car Insurance
When I think about car insurance, I think AllState and GEICO. [...]