Finance
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Bills aside, your 2020 budget can be a little F-U-N
Jan 05, 2020 5:00 am - Reporting for jury duty. Standing in line at the DMV. Going to the dentist. Making a budget. What do all of these have in common? They're activities you'd probably like ...
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Analysis: Minimum wage increases fueling faster wage growth for those at the bottom
Jan 05, 2020 5:00 am - The United States' lowest-paid workers are seeing their paychecks rise at the fastest pace in more than a decade. Slow wage growth has plagued the economy ever since job...
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Andigo donates $5K to disaster relief foundationJan 02, 2020 12:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - Andigo Credit Union recently donated $5,000 on behalf of its members to CUAid. The National Credit Union Foundation raises disaster relief donations to supp...
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BMO Harris moving 450 employees from Buffalo Grove to NapervilleDec 30, 2019 12:00 am - Citing an expiring building lease, BMO Harris Bank is moving a customer contact center from its longtime Buffalo Grove location to combine with a similar operation in Na...
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You may have to give more personal data to get personal loan
Dec 26, 2019 12:00 am - Would you feel comfortable disclosing your bank account information on a personal loan application? What about your work history? Your college major? That's what it coul...
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First Midwest honored for corporate board diversityDec 23, 2019 12:00 am - CHICAGO - First Midwest Bancorp announced it has received two recognitions for its commitment to board-level diversity. First Midwest was recently honored by 2020 Women ...
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Ken Griffin has another money machine to rival hedge fund
Dec 22, 2019 5:24 am - Citadel Securities is sometimes dismissively referred to as "Citadel's trading arm" - seen as a forgotten backwater of Ken Griffin's hedge fund empire, where quants toil...
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Six empowering money moves to gain control of your finances
Dec 22, 2019 5:19 am - Raise your hand if you feel confident about your finances. Not feeling it? That's OK. Perhaps you're among the 60% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, or one of th...
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How to make your money biases work for you
Dec 22, 2019 5:15 am - The way our brains work can cost us a lot of money. But some of our mental quirks can be turned to our advantage. Cognitive biases are the faulty ways of thinking that c...
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Spending down your FSA starts with the right payment card
Dec 22, 2019 5:12 am - If you have money left on your FSA debit card, now is a good time to put it in your wallet alongside your regular bank debit card. The end of the year is the annual dead...