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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tells You What Jobs It Will Replace

May 8, 2024April 9, 2024 by mshames

Artificial Intelligence is no longer a concept.  It is here and it is being used to replace workers.  Jobs are being re-designed or lost to AI, as we speak.   There is a legitimate debate about …

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How the Changed Pension Landscape Threatens Your Retirement

February 10, 2025April 12, 2022 by mshames

Are you financially savvy enough to handle the trend away from defined benefit pensions and towards defined contribution programs? Keep in mind that only 30% of retirees in the U.S. are qualified to handle the …

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ALERT: Why You Want to Avoid Barclays Bank, At all Costs!

January 26, 2022January 25, 2022 by mshames

You are probably a Barclays Bank customer and you don’t even know it.  And, as we’ll explain below,  there are a number of reasons that you don’t want to be a Barclays customer.   You don’t …

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Caveat ClickBank, ClickBetter and ClickSure: They’re not scams, but…

June 30, 2024January 8, 2020 by mshames

Our blog often deals with Internet scammers who are offering little of value for way too much money.    But there’s another thing that many Internet scams have in common: ClickBank, ClickBetter and ClickSure.   …

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What’s A Digital Bank, And Why Should I Care?

January 8, 2020January 6, 2020 by mshames

If you want to see the future of banking, you need look no further than a digital bank.    A digital bank operates virtually;  it has no physical branch or office. So, you’ll interact with …

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COOL TIP: How to Find an Executor for Your Estate

January 15, 2020November 14, 2019 by mshames

Only 40% of all Americans died with a valid will. The remaining 60% died either without ever having created a will or not having a legally enforceable one, , according to author Theodore Hughes. But …

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ALERT: Avoid Netspend Prepaid Debit Cards

November 1, 2019October 18, 2019 by mshames

Perhaps you purchased a prepaid debit card from Netspend.  Or worse, you received this prepaid card as a gift.  Either way, you are in for a world of hurt using this card.  Netspend is among …

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SCAM WATCH: Online Paid Survey Sites Hacks and Traps

June 7, 2019June 1, 2019 by mshames

Your “friend” recommends online paid survey sites as a side-gig to make some additional cash.   What that “friend” likely isn’t telling you is that you’ll be lucky to make much more than $2 per hour …

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Disparity of Wealth: Recall Yellen’s October 2014 Speech on Income Inequality

January 23, 2019January 17, 2019 by mshames

The combined fortunes of the world’s 26 richest individuals reached $1.4 trillion last year — the same amount as the total wealth of the 3.8 billion poorest people.  That’s not a typo.  26 MEN control …

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BUYER BEWARE: Bank of Internet/Axos Retaliates Against Bad Reviews

September 17, 2018 by mshames

If you currently bank with or are considering using Axos Bank (previously Bank of Internet) then we offer this word of caution:  DON’T.   We offer you the following cautionary tale about using this bank. We …

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