America’s Troubleshooter
Meet Tom Martino
Tom started answering readers’ consumer complaints in a small-town New York newspaper in 1973. Since then he has reported for TV stations in New York, Florida, North Carolina and Denver, written for the Rocky Mountain News, and hosted the Troubleshooter Show on the radio, helping consumers win back refunds, repairs and fair treatment.
Live weekdays
The Troubleshooter Show
Real callers with real problems, handled live and unscripted, with a team of retired medical, legal, business and contracting professionals. Tune in on the radio, watch the live stream on YouTube, or catch up on the podcast.
Advertising with accountability
Referral List
Tom built his Referral List long before today’s online review sites. It’s a vetted network of merchants, contractors and service professionals who agree to a code of ethics and pass background checks. Businesses that don’t deliver come off the list.
Consumer warning
Sleaze Brigade
The flip side of the Referral List. Over his career Tom has exposed liars, cheats and rip-offs, and the Sleaze Brigade names the people and businesses he warns consumers to avoid.
Wealth management
Martino Capital
Tom’s Denver-based fiduciary wealth management firm, a registered investment adviser.
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The archive
Knowledge Base
Decades of Tom’s articles, columns and consumer advice, gathered in one place and indexed by topic, so you can find what he’s said about contractors, cars, scams, money and more.