by Dennis Beaver | consumer, technology
January 15, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Kate” is a student at Cal State Fresno who spent a semester at a university in the south of France. Before leaving, she learned from AT&T that her cell phone would work in Europe. But they...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, technology
January 08, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Planning a trip out of the country and want to use your cell or smartphone? Then, today’s story will help you from feeling pickpocketed by your wireless provider, potentially saving from several hundred...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, investment
January 01, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver When Pirelli of North America closed its Hanford tire plant in 2001, hundreds of employees lost their jobs. Months later, one of the former employees – who I will just call Bob – received a call...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, investment
December 25, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Today’s article is in response to an inquiry from readers who believe their parents have been the victim of either a crooked or incompetent stockbroker. In either case, we are likely going to upset a...
by Dennis Beaver | foreclosure
December 18, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Getting the right kind of help when faced with foreclosure is like finding the right doctor for a complicated medical issue,” maintains Dick Jacques, president of the Kings County Board of Realtors. “You...
by Dennis Beaver | foreclosure
December 11, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver The real estate crisis has spared no city and few streets. Evidence of homes lost to foreclosure is within a 60-second drive of most people reading this column. Outright con artists have ripped off desperate...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
December 04, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Lawyers are in the business of helping their clients and want to believe what they are told. Occasionally, the actual facts and events turn out to be different than what was first described, and that’s...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
November 27, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver There’s an old saying: You can’t pick your family or your neighbors. Most of us have a family member who is a bit strange and perhaps neighbors who once in a while are a bother, with barking...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance
November 20, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week we told you about Hanford veterinarian Dr. Lee Fausett and the flat tire he experienced with a car rented from Alamo at the Salt Lake city airport this past July. After accepting the Roadside Plus...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance
November 13, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of interest to anyone who rents a car. Who is responsible for the expenses to an auto rental company resulting from a flat tire? The rental company itself? The credit card issuer...
