House against an annuity – reverse mortgage – the reverse mortgage property

Retire calmly with your own house In the US, seniors can sell their house to a bank for a pension and stay in it. That is also possible here on land. However, the future of such models in Germany is uncertain Jeanne Luise Calment was 90 years old when she sold her house. Instead of … Read more

Canadian company fined $ 15 million for trapped subscriptions

The company pleaded guilty to exploiting a deceptive offers scheme for free trials January 28, 2021, GATINEAU (Quebec), Competition Bureau Today, a Canadian company, Revive You Media (1806369 Alberta Limited), pleaded guilty in Ontario Provincial Court to promoting deceptive offers for free trials of dietary supplements and health supplements , which effectively tricked consumers into … Read more

Corona causes a flood of inquiries at the consumer center | NDR.de – News – Schleswig-Holstein

Status: 18.01.2021 5:45 p.m. The uncertainty of many consumers in the corona pandemic has led to a sharp increase in inquiries from the consumer center in the country. Closed hotels, canceled concerts or closed fitness studios make the phone lines of consumer advocates run hot and the mailboxes overflow. According to the board of directors … Read more

After changing the terms of use; WhatsApp escape? Lots of users register with competitors – news & reports

The change in the WhatsApp terms of use is apparently not without consequences. Messenger competitors such as Signal or Threema are reporting a real rush of users. During these days, a pop-up on WhatsApp with an update of the terms of use and data protection guideline caused a lot of conversation: users must have approved … Read more

Finances: How to invest 50,000 euros correctly

Finances Expert tips: How to invest 50,000 euros correctly – Fixed-term deposits, funds, real estate and stocks with high dividends. Four tips on how your own money brings more returns than on the checking account. – Investing money well: this is how ETFs work – – Many savers talk about ETFs. But what makes trading … Read more

That is why Germany is becoming increasingly unattractive for companies

economics Location ranking: Germany is becoming less attractive – High taxes and energy costs: Germany is becoming increasingly unattractive for companies. Scientists see an enormous need for action. – – Berlin. Whether with the Tax burden, labor costs or productivity: Germany is falling further and further behind in an international comparison of locations. In a … Read more

There are 3,224 ‘heretical’ financial service advertisements, the most banks!

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Monitoring results The Financial Services Authority (OJK) shows that there are still many financial service advertisements that violate consumers. Most of them are in the banking sector. Referring to OJK data, in the period January 2019 to September 22 2020, there were 3,224 out of 10,361 financial service advertisements by financial … Read more

Customers have to keep this in mind when repaying

Housing construction in the Berlin district of Kreuzberg The property that the Parfitts wanted to expand with a loan from Commerzbank is also located in this district. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Frankfurt An attic in a prime location in the trendy Kreuzberg district, shell construction, wooden beams: In 2017, Justin Parfitt and … Read more

Consumer Protection launches a recall campaign for Mercedes cars to modify the instrument cluster program

The Consumer Protection Agency, in cooperation with Mercedes-Benz, launched a recall campaign for 211 cars, including 111 cars CLA class, And 49 cars A Class, And 51 cars B Class, In order to modify the instrument cluster program because of a defect when operating the hazard warning light switch, because lighting of other keys in … Read more

In November at the latest: Nutri-Score is coming – you should know that

For consumers in the supermarket it is difficult to see which food contains more or less sugar, fat and the like. There is a simple system for this, the so-called food traffic light or Nutri-Score. It took a while before Federal Food Minister Julia Klöckner for the colored Nutri-Score logo as clearer labeling of sugar, … Read more