Shirley Rooker

• Stay safe on the information superhighway – 9/20/15

  Andrea Brands, director of consumer safety and education, AT&T, discusses Digital You, a program which offers tools, tips, apps, guidance and education to help consumers of all ages have positive and safe experiences on the internet.

  Of Consuming Interest

  September 19, 2015
• Empowering some of America’s most vulnerable people – 9/13/15

  Chris Wood, executive director of LGBT Tech, talks about a program to provide cell phones to young people who are both LGBT and homeless..

  Of Consuming Interest

  September 12, 2015
• Read the fine print – 9/6/15

  Edgar Dworsky, founder of Consumer World, discusses sales that aren’t really sales, deceptive advertising and the gotchas in the fine print.

  Of Consuming Interest

  September 05, 2015
• Documents we all might eventually need – 8/23/15

  Andy Cohen, founder of Caring.org, discusses the importance of a living will and medical power of attorney.

  Of Consuming Interest

  August 22, 2015
• Dealing with robocalls – 8/9/15

  Bikram Bandy of the Federal Trade Commission discusses robocalls.

  Of Consuming Interest

  August 08, 2015
• Advice from the Consumers’ Checkbook – 8/3/15

  Kevin Brasler of Consumers’ Checkbook discusses the organization’s new ratings of surgeons

  Of Consuming Interest

  August 01, 2015
• How you can listen to the radio on your smartphone – 7/26/15

  Dennis Wharton of National Association of Broadcasters discusses how chips in smartphones can make local radio stations available to users.

  Of Consuming Interest

  July 25, 2015
• Car buyer beware – 7/19/15

  Mark Glassman, an attorney with the Federal Trade Commissions, discusses actions taken by the agency against car dealers convicted of deceptive advertising, lending fraud and other shady tactics.

  Of Consuming Interest

  July 18, 2015
• Planning for retirement – 7/12/15

  Nathan Garcia, managing director, Westbourne Investments, and the author of “The Seven New Rules of Retirement,” answers questions about the transition into retirement.

  Of Consuming Interest

  July 11, 2015
• Keeping debts down – 7/5/15

  Greg McBride of Bankrate.com discusses the ratio of credit card debt to savings and the problems caused by the high debt load.

  Of Consuming Interest

  July 04, 2015
• Financial fraudsters – 6/28/15

  M. Owen Donley III of the Securities and Exchange Commission discusses some of the brazen ways in which crooks engage in investment fraud.

  Of Consuming Interest

  June 27, 2015
• When your house is not your own – 6/21/15

  Ilya Somin of the Cato Institute discusses eminent domain law.

  Of Consuming Interest

  June 20, 2015
• Using foreign currency while abroad

  Jill Gonzalez of CardHub.com discusses the best methods to convert currency when traveling abroad.

  Of Consuming Interest

  June 07, 2015
• Sunscreen: what’s good and where it falls short

  Trisha Calvo of Consumer Reports discusses types of sunscreen, how to use them effectively and what the SPF really means.

  Of Consuming Interest

  May 31, 2015
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  Traveling smart with money

  If you\'re making plans for a trip abroad this summer, you\'ve probably given some thought to how you\'re going to pay for expenses. But are you really prepared?

  Workforce

  June 13, 2011