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Q: I just got a smartphone, and I am still trying to figure out all the features. I would like to do banking on my phone, but I am aware that there are some risks in doing so. What should I keep in mind when banking on my smartphone?

  • April 26th, 2013  |
  • By By Jim Winsett
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Q. I will be 62 in September, and I only worked for about 6 years so I am not eligible for Social Security Benefits on my own work record. Can I draw off my husband’s record? We have been married for 44 years. He has been drawing his pension since January 2011.

April is National Financial Literacy month, and therefore seems like a great time to highlight some excellent resources on the web to help investors and savers improve their knowledge in dealing with money matters, regardless of their current level of expertise.

  • April 24th, 2013  |
  • By Chris Hopkins

Project: Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches Owner: Ben Frizzell Contractor: Frizzell Construction

Three financial advisers, Carla F. Donina, Joel T. Hollis and Kevin T. King in Chattanooga have received a promotion to senior vice president-wealth management at UBS Financial Services, said branch manager Jeff Cronan.

These people filed for marriage licenses in the Hamilton County Clerk's Office April 8-12:

Minicars are here to stay.

I've just heard a horror story from a colleague about his deceased brother's identity being stolen.

Q. I want to take advantage of the BBB "Shred Day" event this weekend. Do you know what personal documents I should shred and how long important documents should be retained?

  • April 19th, 2013  |
  • By By Jim Winsett
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Most Americans are aware that they need to save for retirement. It is a topic that is easy to brush aside to a later date because although the subject is important, it may not seem urgent.

  • April 18th, 2013  |
  • By By Gregory Holmes
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Republicans and Democrats are inching toward a more constructive engagement in the battle to defuse the debt bomb.

  • April 17th, 2013  |
  • By Chris Hopkins

Name: Cambridge Square Location: The Ooltewah development is along Lee Highway next to the Honors Golf Course. Size: 135 acres, including residential, retail and office development

Chattanooga-based Chattem Inc. put an extension to its popular Allegra allergy medicine on store shelves last week.

T.J. Snow Co., a local manufacturer and distributor of resistance welders and related supplies, reached the 50-year milestone in business recently.

The Tesla Model S has been called the most important car made in America today. Motor Trend magazine named it the 2013 Car of the Year, following on the bumper of the Chattanooga-made VW Passat in 2012.

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