Finance
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Retirement spending is a U-shaped curve. Here’s how to maximize itFeb 25, 2024 5:59 am - Financial planners talk about three phases in retirement: the go-go years, the slow-go years and the no-go years. Expenses tend to be highest at the beginning and end of ...
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What Capital One’s bid for Discover means for Americans’ credit card use
Feb 20, 2024 1:50 pm - NEW YORK — Americans have become increasingly reliant on their credit cards since the pandemic. So much so that Capital One is willing to bet more than $30 billion that t...
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Take these steps to secure your financial privacyFeb 18, 2024 6:00 am - Safeguarding personal financial data has never been more important, as an increasingly digital world has made online banking that much more prevalent.
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Increased mandates on small businesses can be harmful to local economies, group saysFeb 18, 2024 6:00 am - Small and Main Street businesses drive our local economies. In Illinois, 88% of businesses have 19 or fewer employees and 96% have less than 100 employees. These same businesses employ more than 1.6 million workers.
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Millennial Money: The 4 longevity questions you should ask your financial planner
Feb 18, 2024 5:46 am - Only one-third of men correctly estimated how long a 60-year-old man in the U.S. could expect to live, according to a 2022 TIAA Institute survey. And fewer than half of w...
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Treasury proposes new anti-money laundering regulations for investment advisers
Feb 18, 2024 5:45 am - The Biden administration is rolling out new record-keeping rules for U.S. investment advisers in its continued effort to clamp down on money laundering, illicit finance a...
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How to maximize your credit card rewards with minimal effort
Feb 18, 2024 5:39 am - Credit card rewards can help you get some money back on every dollar you spend, but they can also be confusing. First, there’s deciding which card to apply for if you don...
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How (and why) to treat your side gigs like businesses
Feb 18, 2024 5:19 am - Whether you want your side gigs to replace your day job or simply provide some extra cash, treating them like businesses can keep your finances better organized and help ...
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Federal courts now using intended tax loss, rather than ‘actual’ tax loss in sentencing tax crimesFeb 18, 2024 5:00 am - If you intentionally evade your tax obligations, you can spend time in prison. Typically, your prison sentence will be determined by analyzing the amount of tax loss you...
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DuPage Credit Union to sponsor DuPage County Regional Spelling BeeFeb 12, 2024 11:17 am - DuPage Credit Union in Naperville is sponsoring the 2024 DuPage County Regional Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Feb. 21, in the Student Resource Center, Room 2000, at the Col...