Identity theft is on the rise. According to the FTC, an estimated 8.3 million consumers fall victim to identity theft in the United States each and every year. While simple steps such as placing a fraud alert on your credit record can go along way to protect you against financial identity theft, you have an [...]
Given last week’s announcement that IndyMac Bank was taken into FDIC receivership, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the recent history of bank failures. Lo and behold, the FDIC has an entire page dedicated to this very topic. What follows is a graph of the number of bank failures by [...]
This is just a quick note to let you know that Discover and Fandango (an online movie ticket site) have teamed up to offer buy-on-get-one-free movie tickets through September 30th, 2008. Check it out if you like going to the movies.
I also wanted to remind everyone that Discover Business is currently offering a $100 signup [...]
Given the recent failure of IndyMac Bank, I though I’d put together a quick rundown of the safety ratings of six of the most popular online banks. The following list is based on Bankrate’s “Safe & Sound” ratings* of the financial condition of their parents companies:
Washington Mutual (WaMu) - 5 stars
ING Direct - 3 stars
E*Trade [...]
As a followup to yesterday’s article about the types of cars that are most frequently stolen in the United States, I though I’d share some tips from the National Insurance Crime Bureau for protecting yourself against auto theft. There’s nothing particularly earth-shattering here, but they’re still worth keeping in mind.
Common Sense. The cheapest form of [...]
The National Insurance Crime Board has just released their list of the most frequently stolen cars of 2007. Topping the list once again are two older sedans from Honda — the ‘95 Civic and the ‘91 Accord. Here’s the full rundown:
1995 Honda Civic
1991 Honda Accord
1989 Toyota Camry
1997 Ford F-150 Pickup
1994 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Pickup
1994 Acura [...]
Northwest Airlines (NWA) has officially joined the ranks of airlines that charge for the privilege of checking luggage. Their new policy calls for a $15 fee on the first checked bag, a $25 fee on the second bag, and a $100 fee for the third bag (and beyond). This policy is in effect for tickets [...]
Time for a quick poll. Given all of the press coverage of the slow economy, I’m curious as to how it’s affecting you guys. As for us, we’re pretty fortunate.
We’re not looking to move, I have a very stable job, we also have a good bit of side income to smooth out any rough patches [...]
I’ve written in the past about the best online discount brokers, and I also did a preview of SmartMoney’s best and worst broker ratings. However, I completely forgot to wrap it up the SmartMoney business with a discussion of the top overall broker in their competition, so… Here goes…
While TradeKing took top honors as best [...]
Apparently gas prices are starting to affect consumer behavior in all areas of the economy… The word on the street is that the Shady Lady Ranch in Beatty, Nevada is providing clients with a $50 gas voucher (enough to cover the 260 mile round trip from Las Vegas) as long as they partake at least [...]
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