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How to pay back your student-loan debt, no matter where you start or what type of loans you have
There are several repayment plans to choose from to help you pay back your student loans. The right strategy for you will depend on your goals, lifestyle, and the type of loans you have. At any point during repayment, consolidating or refinancing your student loans can streamline your monthly payments and help you save
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In the era of remote work, we still need offices
If there’s one thing we know to be true in the business world, it’s that where Google leads, others will follow. Recently the company announced its plan to let employees work from home through the summer of 2021. If arguably the number-one advocate of in-office culture is leaving desks empty for more than a year, it be
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Inflation is seen as the stock market's boogeyman as the economy recovers. We asked 3 experts if the fears are warranted - or if concerns are overblown.
Core PCE (personal consumption expenditures), rose to 3.5% in the first quarter, marking its second-fastest pace of growth since 2011. Fed chair Jerome Powell says inflation is "transitory" and will pass once economic activity normalizes. We asked three experts if they stand with Powell or believe inflation might be a
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The Pros and Cons of Auto Refinancing or Is Auto Refinancing Right for You?
If one of your goals is to improve your financial wellness, you’re likely making wallet-savvy moves like cutting back on impulse purchases or building your emergency fund. That might make you wonder about other options to save money, such as the benefits of refinancing an auto loan. What is auto refinancing? Simply put
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Providers place inordinate trust in patient identity practices
Providers may be placing too much trust in cybersecurity practices that are not sophisticated enough to deter high-level attacks by hackers. That’s the result of a survey of 100 participants from healthcare organizations, which found discrepancies in cybersecurity preparations and actual marketplace reality. The resear
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What Will Customer Service Look Like In The Months To Come? Predictions For 2021
Customer Service 2021@placesofourlives via Twenty20The stress and uncertainty of 2020 events have forced a heavy, transformative hand on the customer service industry. Customer service teams were asked to do more with less while customers had more questions than ever. Strapped for time and resources, customer service o
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Working from home benefits both employees and employers
The idea of remote work is not something new, but rather it has been an ongoing trend for some time. Remote work was encouraged among employers as a result of the Great Recession in 2008, which pressured them to downsize their office space and save money. About 5.3% to nearly two-thirds of the U. S. workforce work remo
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Holiday Labor Planning: Best Practices For Retailers Leveraging AI
During their busiest time of the year, many retailers are turning to AI to help navigate labor planning and the shopping experience. Read on for tips on how AI is helping lay the groundwork for the holidays -- and the future
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National Consumer Protection Week: How Old National Bank Helps Safeguard Clients from Fraud
Fraud continues to evolve, becoming more sophisticated and harder to spot.
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Yellen outlines to Congress emergency measures on debt limit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Congress on Friday that she will start taking emergency measures next week to keep the government from an unprecedented default on the national debt, warning that a default would cause “irreparable harm to the U. S. economy and the livelihoods of all Americans.” In