Erik Sherman
Recent Stories By Erik Sherman:
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Classic American Cars: Is There a Fortune in Your Garage?May 2, 2017
Chip Fudge collects cars: Lamborghinis, Maseratis and rare vehicles you've never heard of. The 59-year-old's love for exotic autos knows no bounds, other than the 14,000 square feet of his Oklahoma...
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The Government Is Holding Millions in Unclaimed Retirement MoneyFebruary 7, 2017
When you’re saving for retirement, every bit can help — even if it’s a windfall from an unclaimed source. One person in Texas, for example, is owed $395,000 from the federal government. It's not an...
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The 10 States With the Most Unclaimed Pension MoneyFebruary 7, 2017
Millions of dollars in unclaimed pension money are owed to tens of thousands of Americans, according to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC), a federal agency that protects Americans’...
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Buyers Beware: 5 Gifts That Leave You Vulnerable to HackersNovember 22, 2016
For millions of people, a big part of the holidays is unwrapping presents. But as you loosen the ribbon and peel back the colorful paper, know that others may also get a gift — the ability to hack...
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The Secret Indicator of a Bad CEO: His Golf GameAugust 8, 2016
Any investor wants an edge — knowledge about how a specific company will do. Insider trading could leave you confined in jail. Instead, talk a walk out to the golf course. According to a recent...
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Health Care Pros Share the Secrets to Saving on Your Medical BillsJuly 8, 2016
Maybe you’ve experienced this on your own: Out-of-pocket expenses for hospital patients have jumped sharply, according to a recent report in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Between...
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Investor Alert: How to See Through Corporate Earnings Smoke and MirrorsApril 20, 2016
In August 2015, pharmaceutical company Valeant was riding high. By late October, the company would lose nearly $60 billion in market value. Now, after greater scrutiny and criticism, Valeant's stock...
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The 16 Highest-Paid Coaches in College BasketballMarch 17, 2016
This has been a year of upset and consternation in March Madness, the annual NCAA basketball playoffs. Not a game has been played yet. The controversy has been in the seeding, the process by which a...
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Your Year-End Money-Saving Tax CheckDecember 22, 2014
The holiday season includes some less-than-pleasant traditions: mall traffic jams, email spam, petrified fruitcake – and last-minute tax adjustments. Now that Congress has finally passed (again) the...
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This Could Be Your Last Shot to Refinance a MortgageNovember 7, 2014
After the Fed’s announcement Wednesday that it would end its historic $3 trillion bond-buying program, mortgage rates predictably began to rise. The good news is that they were rising from the lowest...
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When Selling Your Home on Your Own Makes SenseApril 14, 2014
You've got a home. The market is heating up. You want to sell. Only, you don't want to give up 6 percent in real estate agent commissions. Maybe you've had some financial setbacks and need to keep...
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How to Get a Deal on a Used Car and Not Get TakenMarch 5, 2014
It’s a great time to buy a pre-owned car. As more vehicles hit used car lots, consumers could see prices fall as much as 2 percent this year, according to automotive site Edmunds.com. Though there’s...