Past issues

Every issue of the Brief. One risk and one fix, five minutes each.

Issue 5 · June 30, 2026

The small charges that hide

Tiny recurring charges are how money leaks and how criminals test stolen cards. A 20-minute monthly checkup catches both.

Issue 4 · June 23, 2026

Stolen checks get washed and rewritten. The pen that resists it, the mailing habit that matters, and a free USPS tool worth turning on.

Issue 3 · June 16, 2026

Your money is never made safer by moving it. Three things a real bank will never ask you to do.

Issue 2 · June 9, 2026

The late-night emergency call that sounds exactly like your grandchild, and the two-minute family code word that defeats it.

Issue 1 · June 2, 2026

Nobody works for free. How the bill for a free retirement review actually arrives, and the two questions that reveal it.

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