Protect Your Privacy and Reduce the Data Collected About You with These Tips
Given the advanced search tools and skills of these brokers, it may seem that protecting your privacy is a lost cause. It's not.
Can Making Mistakes at Work Be Good…?
Knowing that's it's okay to make mistakes is not only good for your own development, but also for the organization you work for. It leads to more innovative capacity and creativity.
Even Fraudsters Have Resolutions
Scammers are busy, too. They resolve to rake in loads of cash by selling fast weight loss with minimal effort.
Renting? Do You Know Your Tenant Score?
These reports are generated by companies specializing in consumer reporting and many include proprietary scores that rate the possible tenant.
A Tale of Holiday Fraud
Don't worry. Our story will leave you feeling merry and bright. This tale recounts a few lessons learned over the past year sure to help you and your loved ones avoid scams this holiday season.
Free Money for College - Guaranteed!
As families are trying to figure out how to pay for tuition and other college expenses not covered by Federal Student Aid, promises of free money for a small fee are appealing.
Life Hack: Identifying Spam Accounts on Social Media
When you're on social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or even Pinterest, you never really know for sure who or what you're dealing.
Tips and Tools to Help with Retirement Planning
Have you started planning for retirement? Whether retirement is just a few years away or decades, these tips and tools can help you keep your plan on track.
Chip Shortages May Impact You in More Ways Than You Think
The shortage of semiconductor chips has been in the news frequently this year. Smartphones, computers, and other digital devices aren't the only products that use these chips.
What You Need to Know About the T-Mobile Data Breach
On August 16, 2021 T-Mobile announced that it was investigating a possible data breach. On August 17th, the company confirmed that data was stolen.
Shopping for the Holidays? Watch Out for Scams Online and Off!
Scammers are always trying to find ways to part you from your money and personal information. During this time of the year, they up their game to take advantage of the increased hustle and bustle.
Learning How to Invest, Wisely and Safely
With saving account interest rates at all-time lows (2021 national average at 0.06%), more and more people are looking to invest their money instead.
10 Principles for Your Online Privacy
We hear about hacks, data leaks and other online scams pretty much on daily basis. If you think this couldn't affect you, think again!
The ABCs of Back-to-School Scams
School starts. Colored notebooks, ergonomic backpacks, and super-hero lunch boxes will soon fill online shopping carts around the country. And just like every year, back-to-school scams will be unleashed.
Is This the Real Thing?
Fake rental ads aren't mass-produced and are often mixed in with other legitimate rental listings making it hard to tell whether you're dealing with the real thing or a fake.
Beware of Utility Scams
Utility scams can occur any time of the year but may increase during periods of very hot or cold weather and after natural disasters.
Credit Score Apps. Are They Worth the Cost?
Credit scores are important to our financial life. These scores are used to determine if you are a good risk for credit cards, car loans, and mortgages and what rate you will pay.
Robocalls. What Is Being Done to Stop Them?
Any call with a recorded or artificial voice message is a robocall. While some of these calls are legitimate, many, perhaps most, are not.
Decline This Request from Your "Boss"
If you give the gift card numbers and PINs to a scammer, you must act fast. Scammers will try to spend it before you realize it wasn't your boss requesting the information.
Your Money Wish Has Been Granted
The FGA acts as the fairy godmother of financial wishes. But, will the FGA be granting your wish, or those of a scammer?
