In case you hadn’t noticed (and it would be hard not to notice), the stock market has been in an extreme  downward spiral recently.  And, while there are numerous reasons for this latest downturn, the newest fear gripping that market (despite ‘assurances’ that it wouldn... [More]

  Increasingly, over the past weeks and months, as the stock market has continued its downward spiral, one of the major questions asked by callers to “The Money Show” is whether they should invest in gold, oil, other commodities, real estate, and other risky investment options t... [More]

Along with the precipitous growth of credit cards over the last 10-20 years has also come the growth in gift cards.  In many cases, so-called universal gift cards – usable either anywhere, or sometimes, anywhere in a specific shopping mall or malls – are given.  However, the ... [More]

Despite the difficult financial times (or, perhaps, because of them), over the holidays, most consumers, per usual, bought lots of giftsfor their friends, associates and loved ones.  And, per usual, a large portion of the that spending was bought via credit cards – unfortunately, in man... [More]

   So often on The Money Show, we get calls from people with questions about certain financial instruments/agreements they have, and during the conversation it becomes clear that they didn’t understand exactly what they signed, or exactly what the terms of the agreement they sign... [More]