Clark says most people need four types of insurance.
October 16, 2024 | Read Online | | | | Advertisement | | | There is one item that gives people the best chance of meeting a romantic partner in 2024. Do you know what it is? Find out more later in this email. | | 💵 Today’s Top Stories | | | Clark says most people need four types of insurance. But there is a boatload of insurance policies that line the pockets of salespeople and aren’t worth your while. Read more. |
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| | | A Clark listener recently got an offer in the mail. Upon investigating, he realized a credit bureau sold his Social Security number and credit profile. Is that legal? Read more. |
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| | | New vehicle prices have stayed stubbornly high. But used cars have gone down, down, down in price. Clark is fired up about the used car market right now. Read more. |
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| | | You can loan your stock shares to your investment company for a fee. But is it safe? And is it a good way to make money according to Clark? Read more. |
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| | | Clark’s new phone plan provider is offering a great deal right now, but it ends really soon. Here’s everything you need to know! Read more. |
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| | | A new, free streaming service is coming to a TV near you soon. Here’s when it will launch and what you can expect. Read more. |
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| | 📣 Today’s Top News | RedPocket Deal: New Plans + Get up to 2 Free Months | | 💌 Buying This Item Gives People the Best Chance at Meeting a Romantic Partner in 2024 | Looking for a spouse in 2024? Buy a smartphone. | No, seriously: 61.2% of couples in 2024 met online. | That number didn’t cross the 2% threshold until 1995 and didn’t pass any of the traditional methods until 2001. But in 2012, it topped “via friends” as the No. 1 most common reason per a Stanford University dataset. | Meeting a spouse or romantic partner in high school, in college or in church has become much less common in recent years, while meeting as coworkers was more of a rarity when the data began in the 1930s. Meeting a romantic partner through your family also has fallen out of fashion. | Here are the most common ways to meet your other half in 2024. | Online: 61.2%
Via friends: 13.6%
As coworkers: 8.7%
In a bar: 4.8%
Via family: 4.4%
In school (not college): 3.3%
In church: 2.1%
As neighbors: 1.3%
In college: 0.7% | | 💸 Today’s Top Savings Rates | Check out our updated list of Clark.com-approved high-yield savings accounts with the highest rates. Here are the top five APYs on our list as of October 16, 2024. | | See All Rates | High Yield Savings Accounts Calculator | | 📊 Stat of the Day | | | 💰️ Deal Alert: Today’s Top Deals | | | | | 🎙️ Podcast | | Full Show: Pay Attention to Prices at Checkout and This Type of Credit Card Has Astronomical |
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| Home Depot is paying a $2 million settlement for charging more for items at checkout. How can you prevent overpaying? Clark explains his approach to ensuring everything rings up correctly at checkout. Also, there’s one type of credit card with an average interest rate of nearly 31%! Clark has a warning as we get into the holiday shopping season. | | | ☎️ Need Money Help? | The Team Clark Consumer Action Center is a free helpline that can help you navigate your money questions. Call 636-492-5275. Visit clark.com/cac for more information. | | Advertisement | | | | | |
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