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The Ups and Downs of Day Trading

The Ups and Downs of Day Trading

Day trading opportunities seize upon the excitement of the stock market to capture the imagination of people who find the idea of working for themselves and making their own fortune…

Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash

Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash

The 2008 sub-prime mortgage meltdown and resulting financial crisis means credit is not that easy to come by anymore. This forces some of us to have to look for alternatives…

Multi-Level Marketing v. Pyramid Schemes

Multi-Level Marketing v. Pyramid Schemes

What is multi-level marketing? Multi-level marketing (Multilevel Marketing – a way of distributing products or services in which the distributors earn income from their own retail sales and from retail…

Facebook’s Tracking Cookies

Facebook’s Tracking Cookies

Facebook’s list of privacy abuses in 2011 seemed to grow by the minute. Tech savvy users of the 800 million-strong network reported that A browser or web cookie collects and…

Payday, Advanced-Fee and Guaranteed-Approval Loans

Payday, Advanced-Fee and Guaranteed-Approval Loans

You’ve seen the ads: “No credit? No Problem!” or “We’ll get you a loan regardless of your credit” or “You’ve been pre-qualified!” And our personal favorite: “We don’t care about…

Companies Getting Coal in 2021

Companies Getting Coal in 2021

Find out why New Balance, TikTok, Poland Spring and others make the 2021 naughty list.

Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2022

Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2022

The metaverse is here.

It’s National Consumer Protection Week. Celebrate by Reporting a Deceptive Ad

It’s National Consumer Protection Week. Celebrate by Reporting a Deceptive Ad

It might just help the FTC obtain consumer refunds in a deceptive marketing case.

Another One: TINA.org Calls Out DJ Khaled’s Undisclosed Alcohol Ads, Again

Another One: TINA.org Calls Out DJ Khaled’s Undisclosed Alcohol Ads, Again

DJ Khaled is back to his old ways with his latest new drink alert.

TINA.org Sends Notification Letters to Celebrities Promoting NFTs

TINA.org Sends Notification Letters to Celebrities Promoting NFTs

What’s behind these ubiquitous social media posts?

Deceptive Marketing 101: Third-Party Certification Seals

Deceptive Marketing 101: Third-Party Certification Seals

Don’t confuse this type of marketing for a silver bullet.

Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2023

Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2023

And the regulatory efforts that seek to curb them.

TINA’s Take: Supplement Maker Sued for Alleged ‘Review Hijacking’ on Amazon

TINA’s Take: Supplement Maker Sued for Alleged ‘Review Hijacking’ on Amazon

Company to pay $600,000 for allegedly manipulating product pages.

Colgate, Tom’s of Maine Need to Brush Up on What ‘Recyclable’ Means to Consumers

Colgate, Tom’s of Maine Need to Brush Up on What ‘Recyclable’ Means to Consumers

TINA.org files greenwashing complaints against eco-friendly toothpaste brand.

How TINA.org Readers Helped Us Hold Deceptive Marketers Accountable in 2023

How TINA.org Readers Helped Us Hold Deceptive Marketers Accountable in 2023

Consumer tips worth remembering.

What You Should Know about Telehealth Companies Selling Compounded Drugs

What You Should Know about Telehealth Companies Selling Compounded Drugs

Ads don’t always give the full picture.

Monetizing Minors

Monetizing Minors

How brands exploit kid influencers and their followers.