Business Columns
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Soon: Exchange your extra vacation days for other perksNov 06, 2016 7:14 am - It's November, and you've been so overwhelmed at work you still have five vacation days you haven't used this year. You can: (a) try to squeeze it in amid all your crazy...
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The new corporate perk: 'life planning accounts'Nov 06, 2016 7:12 am - Like many things in America these days, the story of employee benefits has become a story of the haves and have nots. On the one side are workers - particularly young on...
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How to cope with entrepreneurial stressNov 06, 2016 12:00 am - Ray Simon likes to walk to work. "I walked to work this morning," he said when we talked last month. "It's meditative. I get to ponder things with no devices in front of...
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Deferring Social Security is a good investmentNov 06, 2016 12:00 am - Q: I'm 66 years old. I'm considering the timing for taking Social Security. I am comfortable waiting until age 70. I understand my cash requirements going forward, and I...
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Lisle financial adviser fine tunes business operationNov 06, 2016 12:00 am - Jeffery Harper's mission is to assist in orchestrating the financial future of the clients through his business, Opus Wealth Management. The name of the growing Lisle f...
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Watercooler: Nudge boss's expectations back to realityOct 30, 2016 7:16 am - Q: I work for a solo attorney who frequently suggests I'm not providing enough value. For example, when I work steadily without taking any kind of break, he will say, "I...
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Winter tires best on performance carsOct 30, 2016 6:01 am - By Doug McAllister Q. I have a BMW rear-wheel drive car and last year I really struggled to drive the car when the roads got snowy. It was actually scary to drive becaus...
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Dance skills need work? Call the dentistOct 30, 2016 1:00 am - Uncomfortable when everyone else at the wedding heads to the dance floor while you sit at the table and try to avoid your spouse's c'mon-let's-dance stare? Do you avoid ...
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Who doesn't need Social Security? Maybe 3 percent of householdsOct 30, 2016 1:00 am - Q: In a recent column you described Social Security as "the big Kahuna." You declared that "even the affluent need Social Security." Further in the column, you qualify t...
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University sets course to connect students with big data jobsOct 28, 2016 1:00 am - Big data is the big thing, indeed. As an industry, information management, storage and analysis had blossomed as business has become more comfortable handling its data ...