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New credit card rules take effect Monday, to block some of the banks’ most abusive practices. If you’re not careful, however, you might find yourself agreeing to be abused again. There will be campaigns to get you, voluntarily, to take one of the nastier fees back onto your account.
I’m talking about the over-limit fees that [...]

If you’re unhappy with your stockbroker, and move your account to another firm, don’t sell your securities before you leave. That gives the bad broker a huge good-bye present, in the form of a mountain of sales commissions. My friend Tom Benson, who analyzes customer accounts for improprieties, says he’s currently handling a case where [...]

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