12.15.25 Protect Your Retirement Accounts / Electronic Medical Records

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In this episode - Brokerage accounts lack legal protection. Clark explains how criminals have figured out how to target brokerage and retirement accounts, and 2 steps you can take to protect your invested life’s savings. Plus - More doctor’s offices are moving to digital paperwork, but patient uptake is surprisingly low. Know the advantages of having electronic medical records. Safeguard Your Investments: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Electronic Medical Records: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: Protect Your Brokerage Accounts From ACATS Transfer Fraud Her Stocks Were Quietly Stolen From Her I.R.A. What Can I Safely Use for Peer-to-Peer Payments? Costco Tire Center: 5 things to know about before getting new tires When Is the Best Time of Year To Buy Tires? Here's How Long Your Home Appliances Should Last Report: The #1 Appliance Brand for Customer Satisfaction Axios: Ditching the clipboard: Wellstar patients can check in digitally Do Not Give Your Social Security Number at These Places ⁠How To Get the Best Price Possible Shopping Online⁠ Secret Pricing Tricks Companies Don’t Want You To Know ⁠How To Use Camelcamelcamel ⁠Clark.com resources: Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com / Ask Clark 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	Think about cheese.
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0:08.3	And it's giving the new cheesy chicken stack at McDonald's.
0:12.3	Did we mention it's cheesy?
0:13.9	Cheese.
0:15.8	Availments at the 4th of Jan, 2026 from 11am.
0:18.1	Plus and participation may vary.
0:19.2	Subjects availability.
0:20.5	This episode is brought
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0:51.3	I'm so glad you're with us on the Clark Howard Show.
0:58.1	You know, our mission is to serve you with advice that empowers you so you make better financial
1:05.4	decisions in your life.
1:07.6	This episode, I don't want to make you paranoid.
1:13.3	I need to make sure you're prepared. There are crooks who figure it out a way to steal money from your brokerage account
1:22.4	or retirement account. And I need to tell you what you need to do because the law does not
1:30.5	protect you like it should like it does for money in a bank or a credit union and
1:38.3	later I'm really excited about something that it seems the average consumer is not, and that is
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