Voices & Choices podcast

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Learn how to dodge scams to protect your money, then understand how to compare robo vs. traditional investment risks. What should you do if your credit card is compromised in a scam? Are robo-advisors riskier than traditional brokerage accounts? Hosts Sean Pyles and Elizabeth Ayoola discuss how to spot and respond to identity theft and dig into how robo-advisors stack up to traditional investing platforms to help you protect your financial life. They kick off Smart Money’s new Scam Stories series by welcoming guest Scramble Hughes, a circus performer and scam victim, who shares a real-life experience with credit card fraud. They discuss tips and tricks on recognizing red flags like mass spam messages, acting fast by calling the number on your card (not clicking links), and filing credit freezes with all three credit bureaus. Then, investing Nerd Bella Avila joins Sean and Elizabeth to discuss how robo-advisors compare to traditional brokerage accounts. They discuss risk levels in automated portfolios, SIPC insurance protections, and key factors to consider when choosing a platform like account minimums, platform stability, and user experience. See NerdWallet’s top picks for the best robo-advisors of 2025 here: https://www.nerdwallet.com/best/investing/robo-advisors Want us to review your budget? Fill out this form — completely anonymously if you want — and we might feature your budget in a future segment! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScK53yAufsc4v5UpghhVfxtk2MoyooHzlSIRBnRxUPl3hKBig/viewform?usp=header In their conversation, the Nerds discuss: credit card fraud, how to report identity theft, robo advisor vs brokerage account, SIPC insurance limits, credit freeze Experian, how to freeze your credit, credit card scams TikTok, how to know if a text is a scam, what is a robo advisor, tax loss harvesting robo advisor, ETF risk robo advisor, ETF diversification, FDIC vs SIPC, how to block spam texts, freeze credit TransUnion, safest robo advisors 2025, best robo advisor for ETFs, hacked credit card reader, RFID credit card theft, how to recover from identity theft, difference between SIPC and FDIC, scams targeting small business owners, how to secure your investment accounts, how to protect credit card information, email spam after identity theft, what to do after credit card theft, how long do fraud refunds take, when to freeze credit, best practices after identity theft, and comparing investment platform safety. To send the Nerds your money questions, call or text the Nerd hotline at 901-730-6373 or email podcast@nerdwallet.com . Like what you hear? Please leave us a review and tell a friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Voices & Choices

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7 episodes

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Voices & Choices

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7 episodes

#FairVote #News

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Maria Perez of Common Cause talks ranked choice voting in New Mexico 16:10

il y a 6 years16:10

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Former FairVote New Mexico director Maria Perez talks about efforts to implement ranked choice voting in Santa Fe in a whirlwind information campaign just a few weeks before its debut RCV election. Now with Common Cause, Perez has continued to champion RCV by coordinating implementation efforts in Las Cruces and continued advocacy statewide. More information on the Santa Fe election: https://www.fairvote.org/2018_election.…

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Ranked choice voting and bipartisan collaboration in Utah 24:21

il y a 6 years24:21

24:21

Utah Rep. Marc Roberts and former Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck talk about their bipartisan bill to bring ranked choice voting to Utah cities. For more about efforts to spread RCV in Utah, visit utahrcv.com.

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SCOTUS and the gerrymander: an interview with Kathay Feng of Common Cause 26:21

il y a 6 years26:21

26:21

The almighty gerrymander is back before the Supreme Court in a pair of cases in Maryland and North Carolina. Kathay Feng, national redistricting director of Common Cause, explains the significance of the SCOTUS weigh-in on the future of fair maps and competitive elections. https://www.commoncause.org/…

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Larry Lessig and Adam Eichen talk RCV in presidential primaries 26:34

il y a 7 years26:34

26:34

Trouble lies ahead for for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, with vote-splitting, 'spoilers' and non-majority outcomes made even more likely with every new candidate who enters the field. Ranked choice voting offers a solution to protect majority outcomes and eliminate split or wasted votes. Larry Lessig and Adam Eichen explain exactly how RCV would work as proposed for New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary. Equal Citizens: https://equalcitizens.us RCV in presidential nominations: https://www.fairvote.org/rcv_for_presidential_nominations#what_s_wrong_with_the_way_we_vote_now…

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FairVote projects the 2020 House races... already 28:19

il y a 7 years28:19

28:19

Law and Policy Director Drew Penrose talks about our Monopoly Politics projections for the 2020 U.S. House of Representatives races.

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David Daley on the threat of gerrymandering to American democracy 31:17

il y a 7 years31:17

31:17

FairVote Senior Fellow David Daley is one of the country's foremost authorities on gerrymandering. He is the author of "Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn't Count" and his writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Washington Post, Slate, Salon and numerous other publications.

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Yascha Mounk on democracy and electoral reform 18:00

il y a 7 years18:00