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You join us again to talk about minors being at risk of identity theft.  This is a very big deal, Skip. As you know, identity theft is becoming more and more common. With each new breach – be it Equifax or Yahoo! – we are reminded just how vulnerable we are to fraudsters trying to […]

YOU JOIN US TODAY WITH SOME ADVICE ABOUT THAT REFUND CHECK FROM UNCLE SAM. WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND? Every year, about 8 in 10 Americans who file their taxes receive tax refunds. But a much smaller percentage of us put this money to good use and improve our personal finances. Today, I want to go […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales Tax: $0. Online shoppers have gotten used to seeing that line on checkout screens before they click “purchase.” But a case before the Supreme Court could change that. At issue is a rule stemming from two, decades-old Supreme Court cases: If a business is shipping to a state where it doesn’t […]

In many parts of the country, it’s finally starting to feel like spring! And while many people think of this time of year as the right time to spruce up their homes, it can also be the right time to do some spring cleaning on your finances! WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FIRST STEPS WE […]

You join us again to talk about trade wars. First things first, Mellody: are we in one now?  As I mentioned in March, a trade war is the tit-for-tat raising of trade barriers – import duties, tariffs, or increased domestic subsidies – between countries. In the last six weeks, we have been moving in that […]

Customers may have to return an item for any number of reasons. And while this is mostly seen by retailers as a cost of doing business, few people are aware that in many cases their returns are being tracked and those instances are being tabulated into a score.  In some cases, customers may face being […]

Today you are here to discuss a racial disparity few people talk about. What is it? We have covered a number of different forms of economic and financial racial disparities on Money Monday, but unfortunately we have not discussed them all, as a new study makes clear. A new report from the Equality of Opportunity […]

Car owners with poor credit can pay hundreds — if not thousands — more to drive than those with good credit. This plays out in two important ways: higher rates on car loans and, in most states, higher insurance premiums. In fact, having bad credit can raise your insurance quote even higher than if you’d […]

Though we don’t often think of it this way, there is a real cost of gun violence beyond the obvious. In the wake of the inspiring March for Our Lives, which took place in cities across the country and around the world on Saturday, I thought it important to provide some context to the consequences of […]

You are here this morning to talk about a very interesting factor affecting the financial behavior of many Americans. What is it?  We all have heard that phrase keeping up with the Jones’, but not many of us give much thought to how this phenomenon has changed in our era of ubiquitous technology and connection. […]

The monthly jobs report was released Friday. How did it look? We had very strong job growth in February, Tom. Last month, the U.S. economy added 313,000 new positions, the largest monthly tally since July of last year, and one of the five best totals in the past 5 years. What is driving companies to […]

Whether you can afford a home depends — a lot — on the city you want to call home. A modest income can go a long way in Cumberland, Maryland, the metropolitan area with the nation’s most affordable houses. In contrast, the least affordable homes are in the San Jose, California, metropolitan area — the […]