Episode 14 of the Consumerism Commentary Podcast includes interviews with representatives from ING Direct and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Our discussion with Jim Kelly, the chief operating officer of ING Direct, focuses on the bank’s “We, the Savers” campaign and we also discuss ING Direct’s beginnings in the United States and ...

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Who cares? Where’s the Erin Andrews video peep? Right here… CLICK HERE for what you missed. Erin Andrews’ privacy has been invaded and I’m not going to play along. That’s the issue in play here, and there’s no justification for what happened. The party responsible for filming her without her permission while she was in the privacy ...

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“Did you listen to Rick Steves this afternoon?” Kris asked me on Sunday. I shook my head. “That’s too bad,” she said. “It was about the relationship between money and happiness. I think you would have liked it — and so would your readers.” “But I just wrote about happiness!” I said. “J.D.,” she said. “You can ...

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Outside of the U.S., millions of people use their cell phones to make financial transactions. That concept hasn't caught on here in the U.S. But big companies like MasterCard want to change that, specifically when it comes to mobile payments.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read more about Companies Count On Growth Of Mobile Banking...

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This is a guest post from Neal Frankle, a Certified Financial Planner and the blogger at The Wealth Pilgrim. Please stand up if you read Tim Ferriss’ The 4-Hour Workweek. Now sit down if you work less than 40 hours per week. Still standing? I thought so. Me too. Tim’s book is great, no question about it, ...

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