Episodes
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Sarah Delphey, vice president of trust solutions at Numeracle, to discuss the importance of authenticating the origin of phone calls. Delphey talks about the way technology is being used to stop the people from receiving calls from scammers while allowing legitimate calls to get through to consumers.
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Published 11/09/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Debra Berlyn, the executive director of The Project to Get Older Adults onLine (GOAL, to discuss ways you can protect yourself from people who want to get your personal information and/or take your money.
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Published 11/02/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Chip Lupo of WalletHub, who outlines a recent study on inflation and its impact on travel. He also describes the credit cards that are most travel-friendly. The high cost of carrying credit card debt from month to month is also discussed.
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Published 10/26/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Mike McCartin of Joseph W. McCartin Insurance, who describes ways to prepare for future claims, including taking pictures or videos of your home furnishings. He also discusses the responsibilities of a host. For example, you may be liable if guests get drunk and have an accident when they leave your party.
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Published 10/19/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with John Kiernan of WalletHub.com to discuss a recent study that found consumers who use Google to search for financial products may be missing out on the best information. The study found that the results were heavily skewed to Google advertisers.
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Published 10/06/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Adam Andrzejewski, founder of OpenTheBooks.com, who introduces Benjamin, a bot that allows consumers to discover how their tax dollars are being spent. Our national debt is over $36 trillion. Where is the money going? Find out. Pay Benjamin a visit!
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Published 10/05/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Jill Robin Payne, psychotherapist and author, who describes the negative changes that take place in our behavior, such as aggression, depression and loss of social skills, when we spend too much time on our phones or electronic devices.
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Published 09/28/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Jeff Brabant, National Federation of Independent Business, to discuss how the Corporate Transparency Act will hurt the financial health of businesses with 20 or fewer employees.
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Published 09/21/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Daniel Turner, the founder of Power the Future, who discusses how the drive to eliminate the use of fossil fuels could affect production of thousands of items we depend on, such as medical devices, medication, clothing, cars, computers, cell phones, etc.
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Published 09/14/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Mike McCartin of Joseph W. McCartin Insurance to discuss the facts behind rising car insurance rates and ways to save money on auto insurance, some of which may surprise you.
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Published 09/07/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with WalletHub's Cassie Happe, who discusses a study on the most dangerous cities in the country and some of the factors that contribute to the ratings. While homicides have seen a small decline, other crimes have risen steeply.
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Published 08/31/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Wayne Crews of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, who discusses the tens of thousands of federal regulations which cost $1.939 trillion annually. The guest offers reforms designed to get control of the spiraling number of regulations.
Published 08/24/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Jeff Brabant, National Federation of Independent Business, to discuss how the Corporate Transparency Act will hurt the financial health of businesses with 20 or fewer employees.
Published 08/17/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with John Kiernan of WalletHub.com to discuss a recent study that found consumers who use Google to search for financial products may be missing out on the best information. The study found that the results were heavily skewed to Google advertisers.
Published 08/10/24
Host Shirley Rooker talks with Kevin Brasler of Checkbook Magazine, who discusses the difficulties facing homeowners trying to remodel their homes, including shortages of supplies and workers. He also talks about the importance of finding a good electrician.
Published 08/03/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Daniel Turner, the founder of Power the Future, who discusses how the drive to eliminate the use of fossil fuels could affect production of thousands of items we depend on, such as medical devices, medication, clothing, cars, computers, cell phones, etc.
Published 07/27/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Tom Gordon, the executive director of Responsive Law, who discusses actions being taken to make the legal system more accessible and affordable to consumers. In addition, he describes the need to raise the dollar amount for cases in small claims court.
Published 07/20/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Adam Andrzejewski, founder of OpenTheBooks.com, who introduces Benjamin, a bot that allows consumers to discover how their tax dollars are being spent. Our national debt is over $36 trillion. Where is the money going? Find out. Pay Benjamin a visit!
Published 07/13/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Christie Matherne, editor at Wallethub, to discuss the reasons Maryland has the dubious honor of having the highest mortgage levels in the country. She also outlines ways to help deal with inflation, credit card debt and type budgets.
Published 07/06/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Ben Lieberman, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. He discusses the push to make household products such as air conditioners and washing machines more energy efficient and the negative effects on the cost, performance and endurance of these products.
Published 06/29/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with psychotherapist Jill Robin Payne, who provides insight into the anger so many people are feeling today. She discusses how it is exhibited in people's behavior, its causes and the ways to alleviate anger within ourselves and others.
Published 06/22/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Tom Gordon, the executive director of Responsive Law, who discusses actions being taken to make the legal system more accessible and affordable to consumers. In addition, he describes the need to raise the dollar amount for cases in small claims court.
Published 06/15/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Christie Matherne, an editor and writer at Wallethub, to discuss the recent data breach that may have compromised over 560 million people's accounts. She describes the steps needed to protect your financial information.
Published 06/08/24
Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Rick Berman, president of RBB Strategies, who describes how some charities are spending very small amounts of donations on their mission of helping veterans. He also talks about the move to use aluminum instead of plastic containers and the health concerns about the element being absorbed by the human body.
Published 06/01/24