I’ve been reading a few posts recently and trying to figure out what makes an ‘Approved’ blogger vs a yellow rat bastard who is trying to ruin our lives. A key thing seems to be intent, but the road to hell is paved with good intentions….Let’s look at a couple of posts that have surfaced […]
The concept of DOL Fiduciary rule as it applies to Credit Card Sales
Some of you may be aware that the Dept of Labor recently passed a revision to how retirement accounts must be managed, applying a Fiduciary rule to the management of these accounts.Previous to this adjustment, such accounts were subject to the ‘Suitability’ rule. Suitability vs Fiduciary – regarding financial ‘advice’ Steve walks into a bank and […]
Thoughts on The Points Guy AMA on @reddit
So it happened. The clusterf*ck that is Reddit hosted Brian, The Points Guy, and it got run over by a steamroller. Ultimately, I’m somewhat happy about the end result. I don’t like bullying, and I feel that the AMA (Ask me anything) may have crossed that line, but I do like that there is a […]
5x Credit Card Phishing-esque Scam
5x on dining you tell me? Hell yeah! But wait.. why is the email you sent me a giant image that hyperlinks to the application?I’ve recently noticed a bunch of scam like emails coming through, and initially thought that they were phishing scams. In the interest of journalism I clicked the link, and discovered it […]