Finance
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Five financial urban legends you need to forgetJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - When it comes to your financial health, it's time to stop believing in several misguiding urban myths that live in your news feed. Everyone knows at least one urban lege...
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Retirement on the horizon: A financial planning checklistJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - Retirement is one of the biggest events you will experience in your lifetime and requires you to have a retirement checklist to plan your finances correctly. Here is a ...
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Discover honored by Digital EdgeJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - RIVERWOODS - For the second year in a row, Discover has been named a Digital Edge 50 award winner. Discover was honored for creating a strategy that leverages artificial...
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No money to travel? Find places to stay for next to nothingJan 13, 2019 5:00 am - Credit card rewards can be your ticket — literally your plane ticket — to a dream destination. But even if you've earned what you need to get to where you're going, the ...
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I was afraid to tell my partner I had $100,000 in debt — here's how we've handled it
Jan 13, 2019 5:00 am - The first rule my boyfriend and I made when we started dating seven years ago was that we would be totally honest with each other — about everything. He's seen me throug...
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3 money tasks you need to do right nowJan 13, 2019 5:00 am - Most financial to-do lists focus on what you need to get done by Dec. 31, but there's also a brief window early in the new year to save yourself some significant cash. H...
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Nine ways you CAN buy happinessJan 13, 2019 5:00 am - If you have a few extra bucks that you don't need for necessities like rent or loan payments, consider shopping for happiness. From ancient philosophers to current exper...
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White House rules it can issue tax refunds during shutdown, is looking into food stamps
Jan 07, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service plans to pay tax refunds in the coming weeks, administration officials say, after the White House decided Monday it was legally...
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Wintrust acquires branch of PyraMax BankJan 07, 2019 12:00 am - ROSEMONT - Wintrust Financial Corporation Friday announced the acquisition, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Town Bank, of a Milwaukee, Wisconsin branch of PyraMax Ba...
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19 states are raising their minimum wage Jan. 1. Progressives plan even more for 2020.
Jan 06, 2019 5:25 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Nineteen states will raise their minimum wage on New Year's Day, delivering relief to low-income workers and validating liberal efforts to bypass Con...