Finance
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Do I really need supplemental insurance (Medigap) with Medicare?
Jan 14, 2024 4:43 am - About 41% of Original Medicare beneficiaries had Medicare Supplement Insurance, or Medigap, in 2021, according to a February 2023 report summarizing enrollment data from ...
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3 time-sensitive money tasks for new widows and widowers
Jan 14, 2024 4:31 am - Widows and widowers are often told not to make any major decisions for a year or more after a spouse’s death. Grief can cause you to make choices you later regret. Some f...
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Business Insights: Top Three Tips for Small Businesses Applying for an SBA 504 LoanJan 08, 2024 3:28 pm - The SBA 504 loan program is one of the most popular financing programs offered by the Small Business Administration (SBA). This lending solution provides a long-term, fix...
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Millennial Money: I saved $800 in 5 months by eating more plants
Jan 07, 2024 6:11 am - I tried going vegetarian once when I was in high school. My best friend was a vegetarian, and I was curious. I lasted only about four days. My downfall: a buffalo chicken...
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The grandparent scam hasn’t gone away. But now more young people are being duped by fraudsters, expert says.Jan 07, 2024 5:49 am - From his office in Rosemont, Ray Olsen oversees fraud prevention and detection for Wintrust Financial Corp.’s network of 15 community banks, where much of his staff’s att...
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Overspent in December? Here’s how to battle the January blues
Jan 07, 2024 5:36 am - The first workdays in January after the holidays hit a little bit differently: The parties are over, debt payments are soon due and it can feel like there’s nothing to lo...
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Duchossois family sells 1 million more shares back to Churchill DownsDec 20, 2023 9:59 am - Once the largest single bloc of Churchill Downs Inc. shareholders, The Duchossois Group this week sold back more shares to the company that owned the former Arlington Par...
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Bank of England holds interest rates at a 15-year high despite worries about the economyDec 14, 2023 6:18 am - LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England kept borrowing rates unchanged Thursday despite mounting worries over the state of the British economy, and it showed little sign that i...
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Sikich expands wealth management team by adding Golden Trail AdvisersDec 13, 2023 8:18 am - Sikich has signed an agreement to acquire the operating assets of Golden Trail Advisers, a wealth management consulting firm based in Burr Ridge. “Our wealth management p...
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0% credit card offers can provide holiday relief - if used wisely
Dec 10, 2023 5:00 am - It's hard to say what kills the holiday buzz more: Putting away the festive decorations or a mountain of credit card debt that swells with every interest charge. But not...