Finance
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D3 Financial Counselors nets 'best financial advisors' honorMar 13, 2019 1:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE - D3 Financial Counselors, a division of Rockford-based Savant Capital Management, has been recognized as one of Chicago's best financial advisors for 2019...
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Household net worth falls by largest amount since Great Recession
Mar 10, 2019 6:15 am - Total household net worth in the fourth quarter of 2018 dropped by the largest amount since the fourth quarter of 2008 when the country was in the midst of a steep reces...
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Money mistakes even smart people make (and how to avoid them)Mar 10, 2019 6:00 am - Certified financial planner Jill Schlesinger has seen smart people make some pretty spectacular money mistakes. One client who repeatedly refused to buy disability insur...
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For boomers making plans to relocate for retirement, it's time to get real
Mar 10, 2019 6:00 am - When Martha Powers and Larry Gomberg heard the news about Hurricane Florence bringing horrific winds and catastrophic flooding to Wilmington, North Carolina, they grimac...
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Analysis: State and local taxes are making rich richer
Mar 10, 2019 6:00 am - State and local taxes effectively redistribute national income from the poor to the very rich, according to data released by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Polic...
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3 things that change when you own a homeMar 10, 2019 6:00 am - You signed the papers, got the keys and opened the front door. Now, that quaint little place is all yours. But more freedom comes with more responsibility. A lot changes...
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3 reasons to choose a college based on priceMar 10, 2019 6:00 am - Many prospective students choose a college for its location, its reputation or even its campus vibe. Here are three reasons to choose a college based on price. YOU C...
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When online tax prep is free, you may be paying with your privacy
Mar 09, 2019 5:20 am - Nothing is certain except death, taxes ... and tech companies making grabs for your data. So this tax season, I started asking why, exactly, all those "free" online tax ...
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How to calculate your taxes under Pritzker's planMar 07, 2019 12:00 am - It takes a little bit of math to figure out how Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax proposal will affect Illinois workers. If passed by lawmakers and then by voter...
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Discover partnership to create AI credit scoring systemMar 04, 2019 12:00 am - RIVERWOODS - Discover Financial Services announced it will partner with ZestFinance to create one of the largest AI-based credit scoring solutions in the financial servi...