Finance
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Liz Weston: Playing the market is a bad idea, especially now
Oct 25, 2020 6:19 am - The current day trading boom will end as these frenzies always do: in tears. While we wait for the inevitable crash, let's review not only why day traders are doomed but...
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Millennial Money: A new set of shopping tips in the pandemic
Oct 25, 2020 6:19 am - Prior to March, shoppers would go to the mall or grocery store - without masks - and scout out the latest sales. Now, shopping looks much different. "The way consumers a...
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Lucky enough to have a pension? Low interest rates mean it may no longer guarantee a secure retirement.
Oct 25, 2020 6:17 am - The Federal Reserve has done a lot to help keep our economy afloat. It has cut interest rates to unprecedented low levels, bought trillions of dollars of corporate IOUs,...
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5 credit mistakes that can haunt you
Oct 25, 2020 6:16 am - Some credit mistakes are a lot worse than others. Little ones, like paying a credit card bill a day late, may cost you a penalty fee, but that's a relatively minor irrit...
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Online shopping the pandemic away? There's a better way
Oct 24, 2020 6:00 am - You probably want to buy something. For many households, there is more money at the end of the month. Spending is way down on restaurant meals and entertainment. Excess ...
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When well-intended plans go wrongOct 23, 2020 12:00 am - This has been a year no one could have predicted nor would like to have repeated. Most people found, and many still do, that they have more time on their hands with fewe...
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CityBase bill-payment technology coming to Mount ProspectOct 20, 2020 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - CityBase, a provider of government and utility payment technology, Wednesday announced a partnership with the village of Mount Prospect to introduce no-contact...
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Discover launches new college planning toolOct 20, 2020 11:00 pm - RIVERWOODS - Discover Student Loans recently launched My College Plan, an online tool that walks students through salaries and earning potential when looking at differen...
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Ben Franklin Financial pays stockholders prior to dissolutionOct 18, 2020 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Ben Franklin Financial Inc., the former holding company for Ben Franklin Bank of Illinois, Monday announced its board of directors has approved a dis...
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Millennial Money: Use a crisis to build helpful money habits
Oct 18, 2020 6:15 am - As millennials, we've learned about money the hard way. From the Great Recession to stratospheric student loan debt to a pandemic, there's been no shortage of life givin...