The health-conscious middle classes are suckers for the latest superfood, especially one that promises everything from weight loss to improved brain function. But a craze for Brazilian acai berries has left a bitter aftertaste for tens of thousands of people conned in an online scam.
FTC Warns Consumers to Exercise Caution When Selling a Timeshare Through a Reseller
The Federal Trade Commission, the nations consumer protection agency, offered these tips for people who seek to sell their timeshare through real estate brokers and agents that specialize in reselling timeshares.
A private welcome | Companies operate visitors centers at a profit
Grand Strand tourists stopping by the Myrtle Beach Official Welcome Center off U.S. 501 will get more than the usual coupon, brochures and map - they'll also get a sales pitch.
Debt Takes a Holiday : Entrepreneurs Dave and Cindy MacMillan help people shed unwanted vacation property.' In the boom times before the recession began in December 2007, when consumers felt flush, it wasn't enough to have one home, they also bought vacation property. It wasn't enough to build one new condo building, developers had to construct five within a 10-block radius. Credit was flowing ...