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 | 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 | business, consumer, fraud, restaurant, scam
November 11, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver Over the many years writing this column, I’ve listened to thousands of reader’s complaints about customer service, believing they had not received what they had paid for. Most were acting in good faith, honestly feeling they were...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
May 28, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “I have been receiving calls from an unpleasant bill collector about a department store account that is almost 4 years old. What should I say? What if I do owe the money, or might owe the money – but...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, technology
April 14, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Our church recently formed a disaster preparedness and safety panel. We assemble emergency kits for home, office and automobile. I was asked to look into emergency lighting — specifically flashlights — which...
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...
