Scott Carpenter

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Scott Carpenter

IT IS NOW 618. THE STOCK MARKET HAS HAD A LOT OF TURBULENCE LATELY, AND IF YOU’VE CHECKED YOUR ACCOUNT, YOU LIKELY SEE LESS MONEY IN THERE, EVEN THOUGH YOU CONTINUE TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO IT NOW. I ASKED FINANCIAL ADVISOR SCOTT COLE WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU. HE SAYS UNLESS YOU NEED THAT MONEY TODAY, IT REALLY MEANS NOTHING. COLE SAYS THESE KIND OF DOWNTURNS IN THE MARKET CAN ACTUALLY BE ADVANTAGEOUS IF YOU ARE YOUNGER. INVESTOR. IF YOU’RE YOUNG, THIS IS THE BEST NEWS YOU COULD.

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Scott Carpenter

617 ON YOUR MONDAY. SPRING BREAK TRAVEL SEASON IS UNDERWAY. MANY ALABAMIANS WILL BE MAKING THEIR WAY DOWN TO OUR GULF COAST, BUT TRIPLE A ALABAMA SAYS A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WILL BE FLYING ELSEWHERE. IN FACT, THEY SAY SOME ALL INCLUSIVE RESORTS IN THE CARIBBEAN ARE NOW CHEAPER THAN A TRIP TO THE GULF. YOU GET TO SEE SORT OF A LITTLE DIFFERENT PART OF THE WORLD. THE WATER AND THE SAND IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT DOWN THERE. EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL. SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BEACHES IN THE WORLD.

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Scott Carpenter

Americans will lose an hour of sleep this weekend as clocks spring forward for daylight saving time on Sunday morning, reviving a decades-old debate in Washington. The U.S. Senate passed the 'Sunshine Protection Act' a few years ago, aiming to make daylight saving time permanent and eliminate the bi-annual clock changes. However, the bill died in the House as it never came to a vote. Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a longtime proponent of the act, is once again reintroducing it.

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Scott Carpenter

Messages between iPhones and Androids are not secure and could be intercepted by hackers, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI says hackers in China are stealing and collecting insecure messages as part of a persistent espionage campaign. Ragib Hasan, the director of the Center for Cybersecurity at UAB, says any messages between iPhones and Androids are vulnerable to falling into the wrong hands.

2 months ago | wvtm13.com | Scott Carpenter

As tax season progresses, many people wonder if they should file taxes themselves or hire a certified public accountant. "Depends on your budget, depends on your time, depends on your free or busy schedule and depends on the complexity of your financial situation," says Samar Ashour, a finance professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. There are free filing options with the IRS. You can also use paid services like TurboTax and H&R Block.