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9 Boring Habits That Will Make You Rich
The idea of being rich appeals to most of us. What's not to like about a world where your only money trouble is how to spend it? Plus, ...
Chicago, Indianapolis Bet Big on User-Centric Design
Paying a water bill or filing a business license fee in Chicago is getting easier. The city has organized payments under one platform and...
Emergency Savings Seen as a Way to Better Protect Retirement Nest Eggs
Too many defined contribution plan participants are ill-prepared for a financial emergency, much less adequately prepared for retirement ...
An Immigration Bill You’ve Never Heard of Will Solve US’s Labor Shortage
We are facing a critical shortage of skilled labor in America. According to the Labor Department's latest jobs report, we're in the ...
Meet the ‘Flash Boys’ of Cryptocurrency Looking to Shakeup Bitcoin Futures Trading
Michael Lewis' hit 2014 book, "Flash Boys," chronicled the journey of Brad Katsuyama and his scrappy group of former traders who set out ...
Toys ‘R’ Us Closing All U.S. Locations
Retail chain operator Toys “R” Us Inc. filed a motion seeking bankruptcy court approval to begin the process of winding down its business...
What to Do When Y-Combinator Comes for Your Industry
Y Combinator is a force to be reckoned with in the startup world. Its funded companies include heavyweights like Dropbox, Reddit, Airbnb...
The Startup That’s Digitizing the Windy City
Set off a false burglar alarm in Chicago? That will cost you. As will water access and sewers. And a wide range of licenses for ...
Clampdown on Refugees Conflicts With Push for Employment
As immigration issues swirl around businesses seeking to hire foreign talent, a new guide published by the Tent Foundation is still ...
Chicago Tech Veterans Close $10 Million Series A for Big Data Startup Ocient
There’s big data, and then there’s big data. Chicago-based Ocient announced an approximately $10 million Series A round today in the ...
How a Commission-Free Robo-Adviser Plans to Generate Revenue
Digital investment startup M1 Finance is making a big bet that no fees are the future. The Chicago-based company, which launched its ...
Gladwin Begins the Buildout of Ocient
If you want some idea of the scale of the Big Data problem Chris Gladwin is tackling with his latest startup, Ocient, start with the real...
How to Create Your Own Robo Advisor
You don't need a nest egg of six or seven figures and a financial advisor to create a top-notch, diversified investment portfolio. For ...
Why Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, and Salesforce All Have Apprenticeship Programs
Marc Benioff is the CEO of Salesforce, a San Francisco-based CRM platform. Last year, he asked President Donald Trump to create five ...
How Employers Should Reshape Total Rewards Packages
Nearly three-quarters of your employees are worried about money. And we’re not talking about general concerns over big future expenses ...