Get this free account now to prep for retirement, How to prevent worst kind of identity theft

June 13, 2024 | Read Online

There is a game that people are playing more than ever before. Find out which game that is later in this email.

💵 Today’s Top Stories

The Free Account Everyone Needs To Set Up Before Retirement

Clark says most people won’t even think about this until age 50. But he wants you to set it up by the time you’re 30. What is it, how do you sign up and how can it help you achieve financial security? Read more.

The Worst Kind of Identity Theft (and How To Prevent It)

This type of account is the biggest vulnerability for identity theft in 2024, Clark says. Here’s how bad it can get – and what you can do to play defense against criminals. Read more.

Should You Buy Cell Phone Insurance?

It’s “a horrifically terrible idea” to buy cell phone insurance, Clark says. But there are cheaper ways to get the same protection and put that money back in your wallet. Read more.

8 Things To Know Before You Fly Frontier Airlines

Featuring some of the cheapest domestic flights and some of the lowest-regarded customer service, Frontier Airlines is a poster child for discount airlines. Read more.

♟️ The Business of Chess Is Booming

The Netflix show “The Queen’s Gambit” (October 2020) and the COVID-19 pandemic added jet fuel to online chess.

But Chess.com has been on a wild trajectory even without those factors. The founders bought the domain for more than $50,000 in 2005, subverting their original plan to provide a forum when gameplay proved mind-blowingly popular.

According to Similarweb data as researched by Sherwood News, Chess.com got 188 million visits in April 2024. That’s up ~300% from April 2019. Not a bad five-year growth rate.

About 35 million chess games a day take place on Chess.com . The site reportedly does more than $100 million in annual revenue from its 150 million members via a freemium model. And Sherwood speculates that revenue figure could be conservative.

As a game, it’s certainly no longer limited to “nerds” and geniuses.

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What are some of the best things to buy at Costco?

From gas to eyeglasses to paper products to groceries to seasonal items and everything in between, Costco sells a lot of stuff. What do you think are the best things to buy at Costco?

📊 Stat of the Day

🚗 46,561: The number of surplus Teslas last quarter. The biggest U.S. producer of electric vehicles made 433,371 Teslas last quarter but delivered just 386,810. That’s the company’s biggest single-quarter surplus ever. It has led to some telling satellite images of the parking lot outside of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas.

💰️ Deal Alert: Today’s Top Deals

🎙️ Podcast

YouTube video by Clark Howard: Save More, Spend Less

Full Show: Why Clark Is Obsessed With Fitness and When Will the Housing Market Return to Normal?

Clark loves exercise. In fact, he wears three fitness trackers because he enjoys learning and improving his health so much! Data shows that people who are active for 150 minutes/week have less than half the cost of healthcare than sedentary people. Clark re-introduces his One-Minute Challenge to help you take the next step towards an active lifestyle. If you want to increase your physical fitness, it will impact your fiscal fitness, too! Also, the housing market has been crazy over the last few years. But we’re slowly starting to see more inventory growth and price reductions. Clark explains what he’s seeing in the housing market – and the state that’s seeing the highest inventory jump!

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☎️ 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.