Finance
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Consumers Credit Union elects 4 to boardMar 28, 2017 1:00 am - WAUKEGAN - Consumers Credit Union members recently elected four people to the union's board of directors for 2017. The newly-elected directors are incumbents Denise Char...
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Have a big tax bill? Don't put it on your credit card
Mar 26, 2017 7:16 am - A big tax bill is like hay fever: You don't want it, you try to avoid it - and then April rolls around and it hits you hard. Now you have to figure out how to take care ...
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How to fund a wedding while paying off student debt
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Why Donald Trump dropped 220 spots on Forbes' list of billionaires
Mar 26, 2017 7:12 am - Donald Trump is $1 billion poorer since becoming president, according to Forbes latest list of the world's billionaires. The magazine's newest ranking estimated that Tru...
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Don't neglect to plan for the second stage of retirement
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Investment officer: 'Anger is the new hope'Mar 21, 2017 1:00 am - Nearly 70 percent of American households have less than $1,000 in savings, investment officer Jack Ablin told participants at an economic breakfast at Harper College thi...
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The benefits of using just one credit card (and how to choose it)Mar 19, 2017 7:13 am - Credit card maximizers make carrying multiple cards their hobby, using this one for groceries and that one for travel, juggling due dates and rewards categories. But mos...
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Pros, cons of accepting money from your parents post-collegeMar 19, 2017 7:12 am - Q: My parents helped me pay for college, but now I'm out on my own and they're still supporting me. Should I keep accepting money from them? A: I recently tried to learn...
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Beware of predators who want a piece of your tax refundMar 19, 2017 7:11 am - People who don't have much money during the rest of the year can become big targets during tax refund season. For those living paycheck to paycheck, tax refunds - which ...
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Entrepreneurs; It's time to seize the dayMar 16, 2017 1:00 am - In 44 years of lending, I have never seen a good business idea that couldn't be financed in the U.S., especially in Chicago. That's going to be true in 2017 as well. Lik...