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Some interesting articles from Clark Howard’s website:

Fixing the broken healthcare system

The back-breaking costs of healthcare can be a real frustration for entrepreneurs and other small business people.

Insurers have traditionally engaged in the risk management business by charging massive premiums and excluding people with certain conditions. In essence, they only make coverage available to the healthy.  Read the full story.

Auto insurance fraud by arson a sign of the times

Here’s a real sign of desperation in the economy. The Wall Street Journal reports a rise in the number of people who are torching or otherwise destroying their cars in an effort to collect insurance money.   Read the full story.

Tips for finding a financially healthy life insurer

CLARKONOMICS: Worried about your life insurer? Unlike banks, life insurers are not regulated on the federal level. Rather, there are state guarantee associations that serve as the only line of defense if an insurer goes bust.   Read the full story.

FTC goes after credit repair groups

The FTC has filed suit against a number of credit repair groups for violation of the Credit Repair Organization Act. You know the usual suspects…you see their ads on the Internet, on TV and in your inbox as spam. Beware of those promises to erase bankruptcy and magically raise your credit score.  Read the full story.