11.20.23 BEST OF: Fight The SCAMdemic / Are You On Track For Retirement?

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 20 November 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Happy Thanksgiving Week! Please enjoy this Best Of episode. Clark returns from travel adventures November 27th. Rampant scams are now a global scourge, many now employing a tactic known as “pig butchering”. Clark shares a real life example and what you need to know. Also in this episode -Shocking new data reveals that most Americans are not on track for retirement. Our aspirations for early retirement don’t match up to how much is being saved for the future. Know how you can get on track for a more secure retirement. “Pig Butchering” Scams Increasing: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Retirement Shortfalls: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show Out almost $80,000? Don't get scammed NYPost : Newly divorced mom scammed of entire $100,000 401k savings in Tinder ‘pig butchering’ scheme Pirate Ship Review: Pros & Cons of This Cheap Shipping Service Home Equity Loans & Lines of Credit: 7 Common Questions Answered Start saving now, and you could have this much for retirement Retirement savings shortfall in America Clark.com - Saving For Retirement / How To Open a Roth IRA Target Date Funds: Clark's Favorite Retirement Investment Best Investment Companies for Investors in 2023 Pension Benefit Information Notifies TIAA of MOVEit Data Breach Affecting Over 2.6 Million How To Freeze Your Credit With Experian, Equifax and TransUnion Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card: Travel Credit Card Review Best Travel Credit Cards: Top Rewards Picks for 2023 Thank you for listening today, Clarkies! If you want to be part of our “Clarkie” segment, call 404-981-2071 to leave a comment or story. We may play it during a future episode! 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	This episode is brought to you by Krakin.
0:03.0	Krypto is like the financial system, but different.
0:06.0	He doesn't care where you come from,
0:08.0	what you look like, your credit score,
0:10.0	or your outrageous food delivery habits.
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0:17.0	Visit Krakon.com slash see what crypto can be to learn more.
0:22.0	Don't invest in as you're prepared to lose all the money you invest.
0:25.5	This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong.
0:30.3	I am off on adventures, so this is a best of edition of the Clark Howard
0:36.7	podcast. I hope you enjoy it. I want to wish you a very happy
0:41.8	Thanksgiving. We will see you the last week of November with our
0:46.4	podcast.
0:49.2	It's my pleasure to welcome you here to the Clark Howard Show. Our mission is to be of service to you, empower you, so you make better financial decisions in your life and I have to tell you I keep
1:08.7	hearing more and more in our work here about people being scammed out of huge amounts of money, elderly, young people, and in between.
1:22.0	I want to share a couple of stories with you.
1:25.4	There's important takeaways for each and every one of us.
1:30.5	Also in this episode, are you on track for retirement in your own life?
1:37.0	Are you?
1:39.0	Well, most of us as Americans, we were not some new data though some new numbers actually shocked me. I mean shocking
1:51.8	So let's talk about the scamsters.
1:56.5	Scamsters are working overtime
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