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The Clark Howard Podcast

3.14.19 Zebit CFO responds to Clark; Fee-laden target retirement funds; Renovation scams

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.65.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Zebit sells electronics items to people with low credit scores. Clark made some comments earlier this week and now has the Zebit CFO on to respond to his comments; Fee-laden target retirement funds have been targeted by the SEC; A huge percentage of folks that decide to renovate a home feel that they were scammed in the process Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's my pleasure to have you here with us on the Clark Howard Show where it's about your

0:09.9

empowerment with knowledge so you can save more and spend less and don't let anyone ever

0:15.6

rip you off.

0:16.6

In today's Clark Regis moment, I have a new warning for you about the way you're getting ripped

0:23.5

off by potentially your friendly banker or insurance agent.

0:29.0

I'll tell you what you need to look out for, what you need to know.

0:33.0

And coming up yet later, when you do a home renovation, which so many people are choosing

0:38.2

to stay and renovate instead of move to another home because they're locked in really low

0:44.3

mortgage rates, I want to tell you some things you need to do to make sure you protect yourself

0:50.1

through the renovation process.

0:52.3

So it's a happy thing instead of one that makes your wallet poorer and your house not

0:59.3

better.

1:00.7

So I talked recently on the show about a buying service called Zebit, ZBIT.

1:11.1

And I talked about my unhappiness with Zebit as an outlet that promotes 0% interest on purchases

1:19.0

you make from them.

1:21.0

But my feeling is that they're not clear with what the ultimate price is going to be till

1:27.3

late in the process.

1:28.9

And the prices for so many of their items are way above street price, which you might pay

1:34.0

somewhere else.

1:35.3

So 0% interest isn't really 0% interest.

1:39.3

The Zebit folks have been unhappy with how I characterize their business and feel like

1:44.6

I casted an unfair light.

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