Business Columns
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The value/cost problem of financial adviceAug 16, 2015 6:12 am - Q: I have a financial planner with a major national bank. I have $685,000 with him. The high value for this account was $695,000. I recommended we add a stock to the por...
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Work advice: When microwave manners stinkAug 15, 2015 11:00 pm - Q: For the past few months, my co-worker has been cooking frozen fish and vegetables in the common work microwave every day for lunch. He cares deeply about nutrition an...
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White House floral designer brings roots to suburban storeAug 15, 2015 11:00 pm - Michael J. Skaff of Glen Ellyn knows the importance of color, texture and the appeal of flowers during life's milestones. For more than 30 years, the former FTD executi...
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How to keep the new client you landedAug 10, 2015 5:00 am - There's a reason that 800-lb. elephant keeps showing up at staff parties celebrating a new client: No client relationship lasts forever. The problem is that many of th...
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Star Chief stands out at Indian UprisingAug 09, 2015 11:00 pm - Some like sleek and fast. Others prefer big and wide. Jim Biebrach has found himself drawn more and more to the “big, wide-bodied cars.” Biebrach bought his 1958 Pontiac...
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Is prayerful boss acting in good faith?Aug 09, 2015 7:30 am - Q: I work for a large nonprofit - tax-exempt, but not faith-based. Our new supervisor is a conservative Christian who formerly worked for a faith-based organization and ...
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At the speed of technology, WAV founder keeps it versatileAug 09, 2015 5:25 am - Norm Dumbroff loves speed. Perhaps that's why he loves fast-changing technology and founded Aurora-based WAV Wireless Outfitters. He also likes racing and NASCAR. So it ...
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Investing the Vanguard way at FidelityAug 09, 2015 5:13 am - Q: In a recent column about hiring a financial planner, you suggested Admiral shares of Vanguard's Balanced Index Fund. We are currently with Fidelity Investments. Does ...
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Breakfast is served (deliciously!) in downtown St. CharlesAug 08, 2015 1:00 pm - It's the second restaurant Rob Mondi has opened in St. Charles in the past few years. His first, Slider Franks on the east side, didn't fare well, he says, because he al...
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Career Coach: When negotiating in the workplace, be preparedAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - The workplace is filled with opportunities to negotiate. You just have to realize that these opportunities exist and be prepared to manage them. The most important thing...