by Dennis Beaver | annuity, consumer, contracts
July 26, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver Listen to Satellite Radio, watch TV, or surf the net looking for investment articles, and it is impossible to miss, “When the market goes up, our clients go up with it, and when it goes down, they are protected from loss.” Hanford...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, contracts, technology
July 19, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver Are you happy with your internet service provider? Or, like a shocking percentage of subscribers, do you feel taken advantage of, not receiving what you’re paying for, good Wi-Fi? The American Customer Satisfaction Index has, again...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, family law
July 12, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver “Many years ago I recall one of your columns talked about how nasty parents can be to each other and to the children when going through a divorce, frustrating visitation and contact. That’s what happening right now, to our son and...
by Dennis Beaver | dui - drunk driving, lawyers
July 5, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver A recent column generated a large and highly positive response from readers, who saw in themselves, friends and family members, the same young man we wrote about. According to his mother, “Our adult son either has become or is on the...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, employment, workplace
June 28, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver “My sister and I live in Central California and were recently hired as Food Demonstrators at Costco,” Sara’s e-mail stated. “Several years ago, civil war broke out in our country, and we thank the U.S. government for allowing...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
June 21, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver Shopping for a new car is rarely a happy experience, even with so much information available online or in magazines such as Consumer Reports, as survey after survey reveals. “It’s as if you are playing a game of cards and suddenly...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
June 14, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver First, get inside the minds of car dealers. In survey after survey, buying a new car is consistently viewed as a highly unpleasant experience, even with all the information available online. “What car buyers find so frustrating and...
by Dennis Beaver | retirement
June 7, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver If you or someone in your family has some type of a retirement plan-IRA, pension or life insurance — today’s story has critically important information that many people are completely unaware of and which can result in a financial...
by Dennis Beaver | drug use, dui - drunk driving
May 31, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver “Dennis, I’ve read your column since it first appeared in my town’s newspaper, over 20 years ago. In one of your articles, the person interviewed made so much sense about why alcoholics must get away from their drinking friends. “My...
by Dennis Beaver | dating, fraud, online dating
May 24, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver Last time we told you about Hanford reader, Ted, just out of a 20-year marriage, lonely and looking for love on Plenty of Fish.com. Within minutes of logging on, he was contacted by Karen, also divorced, close to his age, and in...