Finance
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AmeriLife acquires majority stake in BrookstoneAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - WHEATON - Investment advisory services firm Brookstone Capital Management announced that AmeriLife Group LLC has acquired a majority interest in the company, creating on...
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Fifth Third to raise minimum wage to $18Aug 07, 2019 1:00 am - Fifth Third to raise minimum wage to $18 CINCINNATI - Fifth Third Bancorp said Tuesday it will raise its minimum wage to $18 per hour its approximately 4,900 employ...
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An Equifax hack settlement offers a $125 payout. The truth is more complicated.
Aug 04, 2019 6:14 am - The bad news: Nearly half of all Americans were affected by the 2017 Equifax data breach, in which hackers stole personal data for more than 147 million people: credit c...
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More money can lead to more problems. Here's how to avoid lifestyle creep.Aug 04, 2019 6:00 am - A few years ago, my best friend said something that really stuck with me. The gist was this: It doesn't matter whether you make $25,000 or $100,000 a year — you'll still...
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The old rules for building wealth are obsolete
Aug 04, 2019 6:00 am - Sophia Bera wants to make something crystal clear: She is not your father's financial planner. That's Bera's marketing tagline, and evidence of it is all over the 35-yea...
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Fitch changes Illinois credit outlook to 'stable;' rating remains unchangedAug 01, 2019 1:00 am - Fitch Ratings moved its outlook on Illinois' credit rating from "negative" to "stable" Wednesday, good news for the state, which has the worst credit rating in the natio...
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Lake Co. treasurer offers financial literacy classesJul 31, 2019 1:00 am - Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim's office will partner with First Midwest Bank and Crystal Lake nonprofit Restoration America to host a free financial literacy class for ...
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Fed looks locked in for quarter-point cut: Decision Day guide
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Here's how to make sure you're safe after the Capital One hackJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - Capital One announced Monday that a hacker had accessed a trove of the bank's credit card application data, exposing the personal information of about 100 million U.S. c...
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Allendale donors, volunteers build new playgroundJul 28, 2019 11:00 pm - The children of Allendale Association in Lake Villa needed a new playground. The existing one - a depressing 1980s affair of weathered wood and metal - was hardly bringi...