‘You don’t steal from people’: Louisville woman paid $1K for truck at police auction — but when it was delivered, valuable items were missing. Now, tow lot employees are being investigated
In 2023, Emily Howell bid $1,026 on a 1996 GMC Sierra listed for auction by the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) — largely because the photos showed a kayak, fishing poles and a toolbox she was interested in. But when the truck was delivered she says all those items were gone. Her experience now appears […]
Prolific investor and author Robert Kiyosaki says America’s poor listen to Suze Orman and the middle class follow Dave Ramsey — here are 3 tips from his playbook for creating real wealth
We adhere to strict standards of editorial integrity to help you make decisions with confidence. Some or all links contained within this article are paid links. Robert Kiyosaki has a controversial take on debt: you shouldn’t avoid it. Instead, just embrace it. Garrett Gunderson interviewed Kiyosaki in 2019, and that’s how he said the rich […]
Avoid these mistakes: Canadians risk losing up to $100K by ignoring these low-risk investment options
One of the keys to building wealth is understanding the relationship between risk and reward. Canadians are always on the lookout for low-risk investments, but you must understand that free lunches do not exist. A risk-free investment (like a GIC) has a lower expected return than a high-risk investment (like an individual stock). As an […]
‘I hope she gets what’s coming for her’: NYC women speak out after influencer took thousands from them for specialized training course — and then vanished. How to avoid a similar situation
In a New York minute, three women looking to bolster their aesthetician careers lost more than $3,000 each when a highly promoted makeup course vanished overnight, along with the influencer behind it. Marley Matamoros, Ashley Landin and Michelle Echeverry, all from New York, paid their money to take an unlicensed course led by Miami-based TikTok […]
Don’t get scammed: How to spot financial MLMs and fake “get-rich-quick” schemes before they drain your wallet
Between rising interest rates, a shaky stock market and the threat of a trade war with the US, it’s no surprise that financial uncertainty has instilled fear in people in recent years. And unfortunately, this financial uncertainty makes people more vulnerable to falling for get-rich-quick (or “quicker”) schemes in times of need. More specifically, multi-level […]
‘What do you do all day?’: Ivy League college student sends DOGE-style email to 3,805 employees as school costs top $90,000 per year — now he faces punishment. Do you agree with his approach?
We adhere to strict standards of editorial integrity to help you make decisions with confidence. Some or all links contained within this article are paid links. With the annual price of attending Brown University approaching six figures, sophomore Alex Shieh wanted to know where all that money was going. In particular, he wanted to know […]
Federal Reserve raises the alarm over 1 key economic indicator — signals 12-year high in ‘consumer distress.’ Here’s the big problem crushing American finances (and how to solve it)
While investors worry about the markets, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is raising the alarm about another economic indicator: credit-card payments. According to the central bank, more than one in 10 Americans (11.1%) paid the bare minimum monthly on their credit-card debt in the fourth quarter of 2024. That’s a sign of consumer distress, […]
The FBI says an Arizona father–son duo scammed $280M — with an elaborate ‘lie’ meant to ‘exploit and defraud investors.’ Here’s how it allegedly happened, and how to avoid frauds like this
Arizona father and son, Randy and Chad Miller, have reportedly been indicted in an alleged scheme that targeted investors looking to fund a sports complex. The elaborate plot, which resulted in more than $280 million in defrauded funds, involved municipal bonds linked to a large sports complex in the city of Mesa. Don’t miss I’m […]
‘There ought to be consequences’: This Houston man is suing the state over nearby roadwork that has dragged on for 10 years, costing him customers and a business
Road construction is always disruptive. But for Houston businessman Kent Edwards, years-long roadwork has cost him so much that he’s suing the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). “This is a long-term saga going back to 2015 for me,” Edwards told Moneywise. Don’t miss I’m 49 years old and have nothing saved for retirement — what […]
Auto theft claims up 442% — and every Canadian driver is paying the price through rising insurance premiums
Auto theft is no longer just a city crime story — it’s a nationwide insurance crisis. Despite efforts to curb auto theft, the impact of stolen vehicles and damage due to auto break-ins is pushing the value of auto theft claims into triple-digits — and the person who ends up paying the cost are everyday […]
