Tracy Coenen appeared on a special hour-long episode of CNBC’s “On the Money” devoted to scams and frauds. Check out the top five tax scams that consumers should look out for:

Remember when the leaders of this whole Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) promised us that the spending of our 20 gajillion taxpayer dollars would be “transparent”???? Transparent apparently is synonymous with the word “secret” in their world. How many ways […]

Not many people, that’s for sure. As with any multi-level marketing company, a tiny fraction of people at the very top of the recruiting pyramid make some money, and everyone else makes little to nothing. Here are the numbers posted […]

United First Financial management has asked its agents to not participate on discussion forums, message boards, and blogs. Why? Because they’re having their hats handed to them. Simple math outdoes the UFF “factorial math” any time. Save the $3,500 and […]

Tracy Coenen talked on CNBC’s “On the Money” about reducing your property tax bill by fighting your assessment. Property values have declined dramatically, and a homeowner could save hundreds or thousands of dollars by having their assessment updated to reflect […]

A child suffered for two weeks with a heart condition, while her father gave her large doses of Mannatech products in an attempt to “cure” her. The result? Her mouth was damaged, she’s confined to a wheelchair, and has cognitive […]

If you watch television, read the newspaper, or surf news sites, you’re sure to have hears about the $50 billion Ponzi scheme masterminded by Bernard Madoff. The $50 billion in losses is merely an estimate. Some experts (like me) think […]

In case you missed it, I was on CNBC’s personal finance show On The Money on Friday. You can watch the second Web Extra video here. I offered the following year-end tax tips to help consumers:

CNBC’s “On the Money” wants consumers to know how to protect themselves from mainstream business opportunity scams and multi-level marketing schemes that could cost the average consumer hundreds or thousands of dollars.

CNBC’s “On the Money” focused on the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme that is estimated to have created over $50 billion in losses to investor victims. Tracy talks with Carmen Wong Ulrich about how consumers can protect themselves from Ponzi schemes.