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Learning these three tactics will help you successfully avoid falling victim to scammers and conartists.

Everyone loves to be a winner. Many people enter sweepstakes, contests, and lotteries hoping to win an extravagant prize - from luxury vehicles to exotic vacations. The problem with some of these seemingly good opportunities is that not all that glitters is gold.

As student loan debt continues to be the single largest form of consumer debt, it is no surprise that scammers have been hard at work targeting vulnerable borrowers strapped with unmanageable student debt.

Thomas Nitzsche is Vice President of Public Relations at MMI, where he uses his personal experience and professional expertise to create conversations about money and destigmatize debt. He is available to speak on multiple topics, including personal finance, debt repayment, minimalist living, media relations, and media partnerships.

Learn how to compare and evaluate credit card offers to find the best one to meet your needs, build your credit score and take advantage of rewards.

When something happens 10 million times per year, it’s worth noting, and in recent years, that’s how many victims of identity theft have reported the abuse to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

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National Consumer Protection Week is March 2-8. Its a national reminder that for all the hard work you do to build a solid financial foundation for you and your loved ones, its just as important that you take the necessary steps to protect the fruit of all that hard work.

According to the FTC, telemarketing fraud against senior citizens is substantial. Senior citizens are an easy target for some unscrupulous marketers because they are often home and have access to a lifetime of savings. In addition, individuals who grew up in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s were generally raised to be polite; normally desirable, but scammers may abuse this trait and take advantage of their trusting nature.

Making financial mistakes when you’re just starting out in a new career is common, and many people realize later they could have saved better and more often. Serving in the military includes some unique financial challenges but it also provides financial resources to help.

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