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... :00 AM Most people do not look forward to planning the distribution of assets upon their death. However, it is a task that all of us must face. And, that's where trusts enter the estate-planning arena. A trust is simply an arrangement whereby one person holds legal title to an asset and manages it for the benefit of another. In one form or another, it may be used in personal financial planning. All Articles by Erin Carlson Comments (0 ) 1 2 Search Articles/Libraries Select a Category All ... 10/26/2018 12:00:00 AM In early September, the credit reporting agency Equifax announced a significant data breach. Hackers were able to access the names, birth dates, Social Security numbers and addresses of 143 million consumers, which put their identity and credit at risk. A credit report freeze is one protective measure Equifax recommended. Every consumer, including you, should understand this protective measure as you protect your data, identity and credit. All Articles by Erin Carlson Comments (0 ) HMO, PPO ... Recent All Erin Carlson Articles authored by Erin Carlson 8 Ways to save Money on Homeowners Insurance This content has not been rated yet. Erin Carlson 10/26/2018 12:00:00 AM Homeowners insurance protects your home if it's damaged from a storm, theft, vandalism or other disaster. Save money on your homeowners insurance policy in eight ways. All Articles by Erin Carlson Comments (0 ) Affordable Ways To Supplement Your Dental Insurance This content has not been rated yet. Erin Carlson 10/26/2018 12 ...

... pieces of a person's identifying information in order to impersonate them, usually for financial gain. Such theft might include a person's name, address, date of birth, social security number, driver's license number, mother's maiden name, license plate number, or other identifying personal data. Once the thief has acquired this information, they can use it to commit numerous forms of fraud, including but not limited to: Taking over the victim's financial accounts; Opening up new bank accounts; Purchasing an automobile; Applying for loans or credit ... have thousands of articles, checklists, tip sheets, sales letters, and more! Communications Marketing Customer Service Planning Finance/Accounting Risk Management Human Resources Selling Legal and E&O Technology Life/Financial Services Glossaries Management Resources & Links Categories Popular Recent All Back Prevent Identity Theft: Be Aware, Be Proactive, Be Assertive 5/8 /2013 12:00:00 AM by CompleteMarkets Editor , Chris Wright This content has not been rated yet. An incorrect billing statement could be a simple error, or someone might be ... to impersonate you. Forged credit cards remain the bane of credit card users everywhere. But oddly enough, credit card fraud is not the biggest problem with identity theft. Chris Wright offers some practical tips to prevent identity theft and to begin the process of restoring your good name. Identity theft involves acquiring key pieces of a person's identifying information in order to impersonate them, usually for financial gain. Such theft might include a person's name, address, date of birth, social security number, driver's license number, mother's maiden name ...

... has not been rated yet. EVERYBODY'S GONE SURFIN' by Jon Persky Productivity Issues Internet use in the workplace is both a necessity and a tempting distraction. In a poll commissioned by www.lawyers.com , seven in ten U.S. adult office workers use the Internet at work for personal purposes, and more than half send and receive personal messages on their work e-mail accounts. Additionally, almost 75% of office workers are either as or more likely to use the Internet at work for personal reasons than they were two years ago. Not only ... to retrieve them? One of the challenges with personal e-mail is knowing what's being communicated. Are your employees spending time communicating with their friends? Even worse, are they e-mailing critical information such as social security numbers, credit card numbers and other confidential information to an identity theft ring? Could a producer who's planning to leave your agency be sending a competitor x-dates, policy information, etc., through her personal e-mail? Abuse of instant messaging protocols (such as Twitter, Yahoo!, and Facebook) carries the same issues ... e-mail, with the additional risks of virus vulnerability. Many people ask if monitoring each of these areas is legal. In reality, if a company has an employee Internet usage policy, workers have no real expectation of privacy. Three in four employers say they monitor the Internet usage of employees, and just over half of U.S. companies claim to review and retain employee e-mail messages, according to a survey by the American Management Association. There are few laws that regulate employee monitoring, and the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse advises all employees ...

... printing at the bottom of a check that contains information about the institution, check number, and account of the remitter is the MICR printing. Everything is printed on core stock, also known as blank check stock. There are different kinds of checks: Business and personal checks are written by private parties for use in business or general commerce. Certified checks are business or personal checks certified with good funds' by the institution the check is drawn against. These certified funds are reserved in that business or personal checking account. Certified ... steal the account number. When a thief steals a credit card, the account holder is liable for no more than $50. Consumers are similarly protected from check fraud. Account holders are protected if their checking account numbers are compromised or if someone has assumed their identities or stolen their checks. The bank takes the hit. But it's a lot like being rear-ended in a car accident: It might be the other guy's fault, but fixing the problem can be bothersome. Despite efforts by the American Bankers Association and the FSA ... make counterfeiting more difficult, it won't stop. A mechanical reader/verification step in processing is the best alternative to better-trained clerks. With rapid advances in technology and its costs coming down, there will be more casual counterfeiters, such as students at an Ivy League college who found it easier to make money with a color copier than at a job. Checks of the future might have such anti-counterfeiting measures as watermarks, fibers, embossing, foils, additional MICR algorithm features, specialty inks (including hard to reproduce colors), ...

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