Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Offers 12 Tips to Prevent Identity Theft
Identity theft starts with the misuse of your personal identifying information such as your name, Social Security number, credit card numbers, or other financial account information. Check your credit report from each of the three major credit bureaus every year. Open your credit card bills and bank statements right away. Review your statements and close [...]
10 Covert Ways to Hide Your Valuables
Even though you have a home security system installed…right? You should still hide and lock up your stuff. Burglars are generally aware that a woman’s jewelry is either in her jewelry box on top of her dresser or in her underwear drawer. For men, it’s in a similar place or sitting in a little dish [...]
Identity Theft and the Law
When you hear that about 10 million Americans are victimized by identity theft each year, according to the Federal Trade Commission, you may wonder why the government isn’t doing anything to try and stop these crimes. However, the fact is that the government is trying. In fact, in the past few years, several bills have [...]
Are Financial Advisors Just for the Rich?
A financial advisor is a skilled professional that uses their knowledge concerning money matters to help others plan for their futures, and to manage the assets they have accumulated. The rich people do have these professionals working for them because they do not have time to look after all their assets, and properly allocate them [...]
Security Expert’s Credit Card Hacked
An excellent way to improve one’s level of security intelligence is to follow the writings of Robert X. Cringley, one of my favorite technology know-it-alls. Anyway, Cringley’s credit card was recently hacked. And if his card can be hacked, anyone’s can. Like many cardholders, Cringley received a notification from his credit card company’s fraud depar