Matt Brownell

Matt Brownell

Matt Brownell previously covered retail and personal finance for MainStreet.com, TheStreet's consumer news outlet. Now a business journalist based in New York City, his work has been featured on Fox Business, Yahoo, Newsweek and Bankrate.

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Your Secret Credit Weapon: The Chargeback
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Your Secret Credit Weapon: The Chargeback

If you didn't receive the goods you ordered or you feel otherwise wronged by the transaction, a chargeback gives you a refund when the retailer won't.

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Which Credit Cards Offer the Best Purchase Protection?
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Which Credit Cards Offer the Best Purchase Protection?

Think you might drop that new tablet computer after a month or that your new lawnmower might need more than a year's worth of repair coverage? Consider which card you want to pay with, because they of

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