Max Erkiletian

Max K. Erkiletian is a seasoned journalist and analytical reporter with nearly 40 years of experience. He has been nominated for several honors and was part of a team that won the Missouri Press Association’s Community Service Award.

His vast experience has included covering a wide range of topics, from crime reporting to politics and music. His interview subjects have included U.S. Senators, such as Tom Eagleton; economists, such as Arthur Laffer; former Fed Chair Paul Volcker; and musicians, such as Muddy Waters and B. B. King.

Today, he focuses on personal finance, consumer protection, economic shifts, and investment trends. His reporting aims to make complex issues understood and show how events impact consumers’ wallets.

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Rent Negotiations Tilting in Favor of Tenants Now is the Time of the Renter You have more leverage to negotiate a better rent now than any time this year, according t... read the story

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Digital Resurrection: Bringing Back The Dead For Comfort – And Profit A Little (Bring) Back Story In the early days of sound movies legendary actor John Barrymore led a ... read the story

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Rising Supply of Vehicles Signals Shift to Buyer’s Market Car Prices Are Tilting in Your Favor After Years of Favoring Dealers Rising automobile inventories are shifting the supp... read the story

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Fighting Rising Prescription Drug Prices Prices in a free market are determined by supply and demand. The scarcer the supply and greater the demand the hi... read the story

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Shortage of Prescription Drugs Results in New Kind of Drug War If you do not take prescription medications, you may not be aware that a new kind of drug war is being waged in the Unit... read the story

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IRS Plans New Focus On Specific Taxpayers The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is aiming at a specific group to reduce cheating and boost revenues to ... read the story

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BNPL Loan Boom Could Be Post Holiday Bust We are fast approaching the holiday season and many shoppers relying on buy now pay later (BNPL) apps and ... read the story

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Net Worth of U. S. Households Rose On Home Valuations and Stocks A new report from The Federal Reserve (Fed) shows that from 2019 through 2022 rising home valuations, increased s... read the story

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Spending Lifts American Economy But Not Perceptions “The mind is everything. What you think you become.” – The Buddha Americans are sending a mixed message about ... read the story

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Why Your Car Insurance Rates Continues to Rise and What You Can Do About It Car insurance rates rose another 1.3 percent according to September’s Consumer Price Index (CPI). That pushes the incr... read the story