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1. Kids and Money: Financial lessons from Mom and Dad
   I’ll never forget what my father taught me about credit cards in the days after graduating from college. Since I was an authorized user on his card,
2. Don't Get Taxed by Surprise: Year-Round Tax Planning Tips
   By Brad Wright, CFP ‘Tis the season…for taxes. Actually, you should be thinking about taxes year-round. Yes, good times indeed, but when it comes to
3. Implementing Robotic Technology to Reduce Operating Costs for Small Businesses
   As someone who runs or owns a small business, you understandably want to look for ways to keep costs down. Using various forms of robotic technology
4. E-commerce fraud to cost $48 billion globally this year as attacks skyrocket, report says
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5. Life Insurance vs. Emergency Fund: Why You Probably Need Both
   Understanding when an emergency fund and a life insurance policy come into play — and how to potentially afford both — will help you prepare for the future. Here's how
6. Why You May Not Have as Much Saved for Retirement as You Think
   Broadly speaking, the retirement-savings situation among today's workers is bleak, even among those who are nearing retirement age.
7. Why Hospitals Without Robust Revenue Cycle Support are Losing Millions
   A frequent knock on electronic health records (EHRs) has been that they’re just glorified billing systems that fail to provide enough clinical
8. How Measuring Soft Skills Leads To Brilliant Conversations Between Employers And Job Seekers
   Quantifying and sharing soft skills data will lead to better more transparent conversations (and better connections) between employers and job seekers. We hear the term “soft skills” used often. In an evolving workplace, these hard-to-quantify skills are growing in importance. Employers need to get serious about findin
9. How do I improve my credit score?

   Regular, timely payments on your bills are the best way to improve your credit score. These payments won’t necessarily immediately give you a boost—the credit scoring agencies want to see that you can consistently make regular payments over several years. Over the long run, however, on-time, in-full payments are the most reliable way to achieve a higher credit score. 

   You may see a faster boost to your credit score by reducing your credit utilization ratio. This means the amount of money you owe, compared to the amount you’re allowed to borrow. For example, if your credit card limit is $2,000 and you regularly spend nearly that amount per billing cycle, your credit score will likely be lower than if you have a credit limit of $20,000 and you regularly spend nearly $2,000 per billing cycle. In each case, you’re spending the same amount, but in the second example you’re using less of your available credit—that’s something credit scoring agencies like to see.

   In cases like this, a simple step like requesting an increased line of credit on your credit card (but not spending more), or like regularly paying half your credit card bill in the middle of the billing cycle, could boost your score relatively quickly.

   Other things that impact your credit score: how long you’ve had credit (the longer the better, particularly if you’ve had most of your accounts a long time), how many recent credit inquiries you’ve had on your account (the fewer, the better) and the total amount you still owe (the lower the better). 

10. AI Is Changing How Local Businesses Are Found—Here’s How Owners Can Adapt
    The way to win in this new environment isn't to chase every new gadget. It is to double down on the truth about your business.