Finance
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How a scorned industry plans to keep the 400% loan around
Jun 19, 2016 7:16 am - When federal regulators recently took their first ever step to protect consumers who use payday lenders, many experts described the move as a fatal blow to the industry....
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Why inequality is worse for your wallet than a weak economy
Jun 19, 2016 7:09 am - Two trends have socked American workers over the past three decades. The economy has grown more slowly than it did in the decades after World War II, and the growth we'v...
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High earners are going to hate these retirement proposals
Jun 19, 2016 7:00 am - For the past two years, a commission made up of 19 high-profile people from the academic, political, business, and investment worlds has been busy devising a bipartisan ...
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How to keep your cash from leaving the nest when your kids do
Jun 12, 2016 7:11 am - The kids are out of the house, at last. As much as you've been thinking about - or looking forward to - this day, the moment is about more than winning back your privacy...
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Moms: Here's how to become more financially savvy
Jun 12, 2016 7:10 am - Kimberly Palmer is a mom on a mission. A money expert as well as the parent of two young children, she views attention to a family's finances as vital as that yearly che...
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Illinois bond rating downgraded to lowest for any stateJun 10, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois had its bond ratings dropped to levels not seen for a U.S. state in over a decade because of a protracted political deadlock that's left it veering toward its s...
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Trustmark Companies names new board memberJun 08, 2016 1:00 am - LAKE FOREST - Kevin Slawin, managing director of Black Diamond Advisory Services, has been elected to the board of directors of Trustmark Mutual Holding Company. Slawin ...
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The Boomer economy: Caring has its costs
May 30, 2016 7:11 am - A lot has been written about Baby Boomers, who are doing a lot more to boost the economy than they are given credit for - a lot more - says author Lori Bitter. Bitter, a...
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How do you find a financial adviser? Ask a friend
May 29, 2016 7:13 am - I am often asked by people who read this column: How do you find a financial adviser? Many are afraid they don't have enough money. Others honestly have no idea how or w...
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Americans' reluctance to reveal salaries could hurt equal pay efforts
May 29, 2016 7:09 am - On Thursday, Maryland became the latest state to protect a worker's right to ask colleagues one of the most taboo questions in American society: How much money do you ma...