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Bank Scam #3: Fractional Reserve Banking
Bank Scam #3: Fractional Reserve Banking “Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank and he can rob the world.” It may be written clearly on your credit card, auto statements, and even your mortgage as to the amount of interest you are paying on a monthly basis. Even current laws mandate the banks to show exactly the cost […]
Bank Scam #1: Save Money
Bank Scam #1: Save Money Welcome back to Rich Man Poor Bank. It is finally time to expose the most common scams the biggest banks use to lock up your money–while paying you nothing–while they invest your savings for personal profit. Over the next 10 weeks I will be posting many of the most common scams I see when working with middle-American families. Let’s start with biggest […]
Cast your vote: “Everyday is Bank Transfer Day”
Bank Transfer Day was November 5th 2011. And yesterday alone, 1,000’s of Americans left big banking. Today, 1,000’s more will leave. And tomorrow 1,000’s more Americans will leave big banking…many of them for good. Both Conservatives and Liberals are leaving too. It is good to see that this is one issue we can all agree upon. Even Sandy Weill, former Chairman (and creator) of Citigroup is abandoning big banking. Weill commented, “There is such a feeling among people, […]
Are Credit Unions FDIC Insured?
For anyone who works as a financial professional, it is just a matter of time until they must answer the question, “Are credit unions FDIC Insured?” And yes, I get this question quite often when I am referring folks to their local credit union. Fact is, credit unions have better insurance than the FDIC. To understand how […]
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