Stretching Your Dollar: What to Know About Junk Fees
Brian Vendig, president of MJP Wealth Advisors, joined Cheddar News to talk about nuisance junk fees that tend to catch people off guard at the time of payment. Vendig broke down various uses for the fees and what consumers can do to protect themselves against surprise costs.
Stocks fell in the opening session Tuesday as earnings reports continued to pour in and as investors brace for the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision on Wednesday.
A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made one thing strikingly clear: A surge in consumer spending is fueling strong growth, demonstrating a resilience that has confounded economists, Federal Reserve officials and even the sour sentiments that Americans themselves have expressed in opinion polls.
