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Top 10 Consumer Scams and How to Avoid Them

Criminals are always trying to scam their way into easy money. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) esti...
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Pay Off Debt or Save More for Retirement?

When choosing between paying off debt and putting more toward your future, consider your total debt, the interest rates on those loans, and your overa...
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5 Tips to Help Recognize Fake Financial Institution Scams

Estimates from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) show Americans receive 3.4 billion phishing emails every day. Of those, one in ev...
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How to Build a $500 Emergency Savings Account in 30 Days

$500 is a lot of money for most Americans. Fact is, 37% of U.S. households don’t have that kind of money lying around for emergency expenses, ac...
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Get an A+ in Avoiding Scholarship and Student Loan Scams

According to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), between 17 and 18 million students in the U.S. apply for fi...
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5 Smart Tips to Manage College Expenses

According to College Board research, the average four-year degree can add up to $108,584. And that does not even figure in most of the living expenses...
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