07.01.24 BEST OF: Check Theft Skyrockets / Homeowners Insurance: Know Before You Buy

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 1 July 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Happy 4th of July Week! Please enjoy this Best Of episode. Clark returns July 8th with new ways to Save More, Spend Less and Avoid Getting Ripped Off! Today, a Red Alert if you have a checkbook in your possession. Check theft is soaring at a time when people are writing fewer checks. Clark explains the weak links in the system, and the safest way to pay your bills. Also, the rising costs of homeowners insurance hits especially hard in areas prone to flooding, fires, and other environmental concerns. Know the additional steps to take concerning insurance BEFORE you buy a home. Check Fraud Prevention: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Homeowners Insurance - Assessing Risk: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: NYTimes: We Can’t Stop Writing Paper Checks. Thieves Love That. NYTimes: Stolen Checks Are for Sale Online. We Called Some of the Victims. The New York Times: What to Know About Writing Checks While Preventing Fraud How To Roll Over a 529 Plan to a Roth IRA The Artist's Way Where to Buy a Vacation Home Safe From Climate Risks Want to know if your future home might flood? These states are requiring disclosure. Climate Check - How Will Climate Change Affect Your Property? Donor-Advised Fund Definition, Sponsors, Pros & Cons, Example Why Big Banks Are a Bad Place for Your Cash How To Sell, Cancel or Get Rid of Your Timeshare Why 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Worries Clark Howard Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Happy 4th of July week. I hope you have wonderful plans this week in
0:05.3	Celebrating our nation's independence. This week we will have best ofs for you every day except the 4th of July when I want everybody to just have fun with family
0:18.6	Enjoy the fireworks whatever activities you're doing, no episode Thursday at all.
0:25.0	Have a great, great holiday.
0:29.0	It's great to have you here on the Clark Howard Show. You know our mission is to
0:38.0	serve you with advice and info that empowers you so you can make better
0:42.3	financial decisions in your life.
0:45.0	I hope that one decision you've made,
0:48.0	subscribe to our free newsletters.
0:50.0	We work hard on them to give you information that you can act on in your life.
0:55.0	That's the whole idea, not just to talk about something, but to have it be something
0:59.9	that gives you empowerment to make a change in your life that's great for your wallet or
1:05.0	avoid trouble that could be out there. They're free, Clark.com slash newsletters, and we've always
1:12.1	made it as easy to discontinue your subscription as to sign up.
1:17.2	You can stop it right away.
1:19.0	It's not going to come in like a zombie over and over again. So actually I love our newsletters. I'm going to
1:26.9	begin today's show with a red alert. What is the one item I never want you to carry on your person or in a mercy or a purse?
1:39.0	One item. We're going to talk about it straight ahead.
1:43.0	And recently I spoke about the terrible problems with pricing and availability
1:49.0	and the homeowners insurance market.
1:51.0	Well, I then read about a service that you can check out what's the
1:57.4	risk that insurers are looking at basically at a home you're thinking of buying or a home you live in and you're having
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