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        1. How Does Compound Interest Work?
          You'd think that to accumulate a lot of money, whether in a savings account, retirement plan, or brokerage account, you'd need to consistently put a lot of money in there.
        2. Bucket Budgeting: An Easy Way To Manage Cash Flow
          Like dieting or exercise, budgeting requires consistency to produce results. But budgeting can be difficult to make into a habit, as it can feel
        3. More Than Just Rates: How to Compare Homeowners Insurance Policies
          Buying a homeowners policy for the first time — or shopping around for a new one — can be a challenging experience. Homeowners insurance can seem very complicated, particularly when most of us just want good coverage for our home for common disasters from a reputable insurer at a good price. The first step in a hunt fo
        4. The Agile Workspace: The Undervalued Success Factor
          TL;DR: Agile Workspace Means Choice Among a Diversity of Spaces If you want your organization to become agile, adding more whiteboards to the workspace will not suffice. You have to abandon the idea that the workspace is an assembly line for white-collar workers. You need to let go Taylorism. We are now in the age of t
        5. Four Ways the SECURE Act Impacts Your Retirement Planning Now
          Retirement and wealth planning have become more dynamic in recent years as Congress amends the rules on a regular basis. In the past couple of years, two significant tax code changes, each with major impacts on families strategic financial planning, were signed into law. The most recent change, the SECURE Act, was pass
        6. App Fraud is on the Rise: Here’s What ikConsumers Should Know to Protect Themselves
          Money transfer apps like Zelle have made our lives much easier – need to pay a friend your share of the dinner bill or send your sibling half of mom’s
        7. What to Know About Mortgage Escrow Accounts
          When you finance your home with a mortgage, your lender will likely require you to maintain an escrow account. With this setup, a portion of your monthly mortgage payment is set aside to cover your annual property taxes and home insurance premiums.
        8. Personal vs. Business Finances: How Business Owners Should Handle Both
          As a business owner, juggling your personal and business finances can be tricky. Tools and strategies that can help you keep them separate and robust
        9. Here's the checklist business owners should use when planning to reopen
          After nearly two months of disruption, businesses around the US are impatient to resume operations. In one survey, half of small businesses said they were actively working on a local re-opening plan. In a separate question, half also said they could re-open in less than a month after restrictions end. In order to reope
        10. What Employers Need to Know about 401(k) Plans
          In a tight labor market, businesses need a retirement savings plan to recruit and retain good workers. In fact, about 80% of Americans work for an employer with a 401(k)-style retirement plan. In the following conversation, Robert Diedrich, president-wealth management division, First Midwest Bank, discusses recent rule