11.15.24 Clark Answers His Critics on Clark Stinks / Three Common Scams

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

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🗓️ 15 November 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Friday - Clark Stinks day! Christa shares Clark Stinks posts with Clark. Submit yours at Clark.com/ClarkStinks. Also today, the percentage of people being taken by scams continues to rise. Know how to recognize the common themes in prevalent scams right now in order to better protect yourself. Clark Stinks: Segments 1 & 2 Scam Recognition-Prevention: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: Consumer Reports: Best Most Reliable Used Cars Roth vs. Traditional 401(k): What's the Difference? How To Open a Roth IRA What Is a Fiduciary Financial Advisor and Do I Need One? Should You Ever Book a Nonrefundable Hotel Room? What Is Umbrella Insurance and Do You Need It? Why You Need To Re-Shop Your Car Insurance Right Now Hang up on unwanted calls about loans Is that gift card helping your congregation or paying a scammer? Did you get a call or email saying you missed jury duty and need to pay? It’s a scam Americans can now renew passports online and bypass cumbersome paper applications Submit a complaint | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 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	It's my pleasure to welcome you here to the Clark Howard Show.
0:08.3	Our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you
0:13.2	so you make better financial decisions in your life.
0:16.9	And today is a special day.
0:19.8	Not only is it Friday, but it's also the day I get to learn more about how I have made
0:27.6	mistakes on the show that you have shared with me in today's weekly Clark Stink segment.
0:35.1	And later, I'm going to tell you about three common scams right now
0:41.2	that fool people every day and steal their money every day. And what is the consistent thing
0:49.1	that goes across all three of those scams and is common with so many others right now,
0:56.6	I want you to avoid having somebody rip you off,
1:00.6	and I'm going to tell you what you need to know later.
1:03.3	But now it's time to find out how badly I smelled.
1:07.5	I should have never encouraged you to speak.
1:09.4	You must think I'm pretty stupid.
1:10.6	You should be ashamed of yourself. Well, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe you're right, pal.
1:18.2	Is it tough for you to stand next to somebody who smells so badly all the time? Oh my gosh.
1:25.1	It might be time to update the prescription on those zeni glasses. You recently read the
1:29.8	Consumer Reports article about the five and 10 year used car reliability. The list you read for the
1:35.3	most reliable was correct, but you read the wrong brands for the least reliable. The
1:39.6	least reliable brands, according to Consumer Reports, are Chrysler, Dodge, your beloved Tesla, Jeep, and
1:45.2	RAM, then Ford. I'm betting you didn't get the full list when you initially read it. Love the show,
1:50.1	Stephen and North Carolina. Stephen, thank you if I made a mistake on that, and I apologize. Yeah,
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