Clark Howard's Call Of The Week
Consumer advocate Clark Howard helps thousands of people each week as they listen to his nationally-syndicated radio program. This podcast highlights one special call from a listener each week.
- Clark Howard: Call of the Week - Dec. 17
Clark discusses the Internet Explorer bug with Jeff from Georgia. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - Dec. 10
A caller named Barbara is trying to return a "free" teeth whitening system that she found online. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - Dec. 2
Bob from Florida got an unclaimed funds letter and wants to know about the free way to reclaim missing money. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - Nov. 18
Gerhard from California wants to know how to identify companies that are cash rich without excessive obligations. His goal is to buy their stock at depressed prices and have a chance at making serious money going forward. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - Nov. 12
Joan from Florida is worried about the talk of the Democrats possibly seizing people's retirement plans and rolling them into Social Security. Clark puts her mind at ease. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - Nov. 5
Like many small business owners, Apollon from Georgia is worried about how his tax burden will increase under President-elect Obama's administration. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - Oct. 20
It's every taxpayer's worst nightmare -- a letter from the IRS requesting an audit. Clark advises Sherry how to handle this difficult situation. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - Oct. 15
Joyce, a Georgia-based mortgage broker, tells Clark about the opportunities for potential homebuyers in the government loan arena. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - Oct. 7
Clark hears from David in North Carolina, a homeowner and businessowner with absolutely zero credit history! - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - Sep. 29
Tom wants to know if his automatic bill pay will work now that Wachovia has gone belly up. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - Sep. 22
Clark talks about home warranties -- when to get them and when to avoid them. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - Sep. 17
It was a topsy-turvy week on Wall Street, so Clark breaks the format and takes your e-mail on the show concerning the AIG bailout and more. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - Sep. 11
Scott just quit smoking and is using the extra $1,300 a year to make 401(k) contributions. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - Aug. 25
A caller named Charles asks Clark about an extended warranty and gets a very unusual response. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - Aug. 20
A caller named Brian was able to take Clark's advice to get his monthly burglar alarm bill lowered. Now he's trying to do the same for his cable bill! - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - Aug. 12
Tom from North Carolina wants to know if social lending sites like Prosper.com are the real deal. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - Aug. 7
Ronnie from Georgia thwarted a hold-up at an eatery. Is his reward going to be taxable? - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - July 22
Clark tells a caller how to determine if money in the bank is FDIC insured. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - July 17
Bill from North Carolina wants to know about the best card to take when he travels abroad. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - July 8
Kim from Georgia is poised to save big bucks when he installs a hydrogen fuel cell on his car. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - July 1
Callers Nancy and Trevor from Georgia want to know about a website that promises free gas, and another site where you can buy gas futures, respectively. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - June 25
Chuck from California wonders if that Social Security number really belongs to LifeLock CEO Todd Davis, and shocks Clark by admitting that he shaves with a 50-year old razor! - Clark Howard: Call of the Week - June 19
Stephanie from Georgia likes the Maximum Earnings 6% checking account. But should she be wary of all the info they want her to disclose to open one up? - Clark Howard: Call of the Week -- June 16
Are those late-night real estate infomercials for real? There is a way to find out... - Clark Howard: Call of the Week -- June 4
Gerald from Georgia wonders if he should get gap insurance on his new car. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week -- May 28
Russ from Florida asks Clark if now is the right time to sink everything he's got into gold. Find out the answer! - Clark Howard: Call of the Week -- May 20
Luke from Georgia calls with a new wrinkle in the MLM world involving credit counseling. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week -- May 16
David from North Carolina complains that Clark steered him wrong on compact fluorescent bulbs. His CFLs keep burning out, plus there are the difficult disposal issues. - Clark Howard: Call of the Week -- May 9
Cynthia from North Carolina details how she's turned spare change into thousands of dollars! - Clark Howard: Call of the Week -- May 2
Clark hears from a caller named Bill who managed to beat an eBay scam. The penny-pinching guru also heaps praise on...Bank of America?! - Series I bonds explained
You wanted it, you got it. Clark fields a question from a Virginia caller named Beth and explains Series I bonds again. - Clark's 1 bag rule questioned
Steven from Pennsylvania wonders how Clark can manage to travel the world with just carry-on luggage! - Man hits bear on Harley
A Georgia caller named Jay tells the tale of hitting a 400-pound bear on his brand-new Harley Davidson. Find out why his health insurer is trying to weasel its way out of the medical bill. - Credit card for a 12 year old?
Cindy from California calls in to say that Bank of America has sent her 12 year old an application for a credit card. Clark's response? Fill it out! - An April Fools' Day joke?!
Minnie of North Carolina tells Clark how she saved money going to Disney World. That name and that travel destination sound a little suspicious on April 1, don't they? - Should you time the market?
Clark discusses how to handle the market turmoil with a Washington state caller named Mac. - Wachovia overdraft policy explained
A caller named Derek gets a full explanation of Wachovia's overdraft policy and learns about some really cool bank features in the process. - Clark's oddball cars
Clark hears from a caller named James who gets him remembering an odd 3-wheeled car he once owned that got 100 mpg. - Clark don't know Jack?!
Clark took a challenge from a caller named Jack who said the radio host does not focus enough on what makes an economy grow or shrink. - Airlines don't know which way the wind blows
Talk about flying into the eye of the storm! Jackie tells Clark that's exactly what one airline did