Business Columns
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Retirement fudge factor: We spend less as we ageJan 02, 2017 12:00 am - Q: You often make note of longevity in your column. Let me offer a comment: The longer you live, the less money you need. For instance, if I need $1,000 a month and I am...
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Who owns the rights to your designs? It dependsJan 01, 2017 6:12 am - Q: I work for a small nonprofit and handle all of our in-house graphic design. Graphic design was not a duty laid forth in my hiring; it was a skill set I brought to the...
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Use LinkedIn to find customers, not just jobsJan 01, 2017 12:00 am - LinkedIn launched, officially, in May 2003. A month later, the network had 4,500 members. Third quarter last year (2016, if your calendar is slow), LI had 467 million me...
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Palatine lawyer learned some strategy as rugby player for BlazeJan 01, 2017 12:00 am - James R. Doerr of Winfield is a defense attorney with Palatine-based Lavelle Law Ltd. and does a monthly podcast called "Liberty and the Law." And while he's competitive...
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Carpentersville Culver's gets a new lookDec 11, 2016 10:00 pm - The Culver's along Randall Road in Carpentersville temporary closed at 6 p.m. on a Sunday night this month, and shortly after everything in the dining room came out in p...
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Injector cleaners do help in the long runDec 11, 2016 5:01 am - By Doug McAllister Q. I try not to miss your column in the Daily Herald. It is very informative. You have helped me with questions about my 2000 Jaguar in the past and I...
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How to manage through post-election turmoilDec 11, 2016 12:00 am - Whether Donald Trump is the savior his supporters voted for or the devil who will ruin the nation doesn't matter, at least for our discussion this morning. What matters,...
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Wheaton family learns basics of being a small businessDec 11, 2016 12:00 am - Wheaton resident Bill Zeuch, a chief operating officer for a consumer electronics company in Chicago, wanted to teach his three children on how businesses run. What star...
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PGA Tour invests locally to connect golfers, tee timesDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - Gary Cohen likes to say he's in charge of a "20-year-old startup." As CEO of EZLinks Golf LLC, the Lincolnshire resident oversees a company that has grown over the last...
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Constancy, not timing, beats marketsDec 08, 2016 12:00 am - Q: I am a longtime index fund investor. My question is: If you are adding to a total bond fund position, is now a good time? Or should an investor wait until interest ra...