Finance
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When online tax prep is free, you may be paying with your privacy
Mar 09, 2019 5:20 am - Nothing is certain except death, taxes ... and tech companies making grabs for your data. So this tax season, I started asking why, exactly, all those "free" online tax ...
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How to calculate your taxes under Pritzker's planMar 07, 2019 12:00 am - It takes a little bit of math to figure out how Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax proposal will affect Illinois workers. If passed by lawmakers and then by voter...
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Discover partnership to create AI credit scoring systemMar 04, 2019 12:00 am - RIVERWOODS - Discover Financial Services announced it will partner with ZestFinance to create one of the largest AI-based credit scoring solutions in the financial servi...
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430 billionaires fell off the list of the world's richest
Mar 03, 2019 5:04 am - Wild swings in global markets siphoned a combined $1 trillion from the fortunes of the ultrarich in 2018, unseating a record 430 billionaires. According to China-based H...
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Building your emergency fund doesn't have to be intimidatingMar 03, 2019 5:00 am - Let's be real: For millennials, having an emergency fund is way down on the financial worry list, behind student loan debt, medical bills or saving for a down payment. S...
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Are you picking the wrong money goals?Feb 24, 2019 5:00 am - Setting smart, achievable goals is important if you want to take charge of your financial life. But many of us are surprisingly bad at choosing the goals that actually m...
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Why snowbirds are trading vacation homes for winters at five-star resorts
Feb 24, 2019 5:00 am - When Upper East Siders Adelle and Robert Rathe boarded a flight to Saint Martin in mid-January, they left behind a typically cold New York day. By the time they return f...
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Big life changes bring big financial challengesFeb 24, 2019 5:00 am - Change is constant — especially when you're young. Chances are you'll cycle through a few moves, job changes and romantic relationships as you establish your life as a y...
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Wintrust to acquire Oak BankFeb 20, 2019 12:00 am - ROSEMONT - Wintrust Financial Corp. said it will acquire Rush-Oak Corp., the parent company of Oak Bank for approximately $46 million. Oak Bank, an Illinois state-charte...
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Millions of Americans could be surprised as their tax refunds shrink
Feb 17, 2019 5:25 am - Millions of Americans filling out their 2018 taxes will probably be surprised to learn that their refund will be less than expected or that they owe money to the Interna...