Claes Bell
Recent Stories By Claes Bell:
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How Your Online Payment Could Be Mistaken for Terrorist FundingApril 15, 2016
It may be hard to imagine a payment to a friend for holiday party expenses getting caught up in the "global war on terror," but that's exactly what happened to Arman Ghorbani. "I usually just put...
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Your Phone Hasn't Replaced Your Wallet - YetAugust 28, 2013
Irked by a brick-shaped wallet or get a charge from being the first of your friends to adopt whiz-bang technology? You might be a candidate for a mobile wallet. A mobile wallet is a payment system...
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Which Candidate is Better for Your Family’s Finances?November 5, 2012
Anyone watching the U.S. economy or the presidential election closely might want to get X-rayed for whiplash. Just as economic expectations have fluctuated between an accelerating recovery and a...
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From Free to Fee: Checking Accounts Now Charge MoreSeptember 24, 2012
The banking industry finds itself in the middle of a fee-for-all. In Bankrate's 2012 Checking Survey, almost every checking fee we follow went up, with some bank fees rising 25 percent or more....
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7 Provisions in Obamacare You Haven’t Heard OfMarch 28, 2012
A law as far-reaching as health care reform legislation with 2,407 pages and a $940 billion price tag is bound to contain programs and grants that are overlooked. The Patient Protection and...
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More Banks are Yanking Free CheckingDecember 7, 2010
Like e-mail accounts and water at restaurants, checking accounts have become something people are used to getting for free. But that could be changing. In Bankrate's 2010 Checking Study, the...
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Winners and Losers if Inflation SkyrocketsMarch 30, 2010
The word "inflation" strikes fear into the hearts of many Americans. It conjures worries of a stagnating economy, rising prices, a falling dollar and an income that just can't keep up with...