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Roth IRAs: A Young Person’s Way to Build Wealth / By: Ryan Fardy
Would you know what a Roth IRA is? Samantha Loies, a junior at Walter Payton College Prep, admitted that she doesn’t understand Roth IRAs...
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Age vs Experience - What drives investing behavior? / Siddhanta Singh
Generally, as people get older they become more risk-averse due to their need for retirement funds. Senior citizens, having been through...
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Age vs experience - What drives investing behavior? / By: Siddhanta Singh
Generally, as people get older they become more risk-averse due to their need for retirement funds. Senior citizens, having been through...
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The Crucial Role of Early Investing and Challenges Faced by Students / By: Kavin Ramasamy
Investing is a powerful tool allowing individuals to grow wealth and achieve long-term financial goals. At its core, investing involves...
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The Rise of Impact Investing and its Potential Effect on Chicago’s Anti-Violence Communities / By: Vivian Kaleta
As of 2022, the worldwide impact investing market was an estimated $1.164 trillion expected to be $6 trillion by 2031Â (GIIN, 2022). While...
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A New Tax Regime: Winners All! / By: Ria Tharakan
The IRS created tax brackets to implement America's progressive tax system, which taxes higher levels of income at steadily higher rates....
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Inflation and Investing: What a Beginner Needs to Know / By: Fathima Shaikh
If you're a beginner investor, you may be interested in the term inflation that economists and the news mention often and what that term...
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The Path to Wealth Building: Harnessing the Power of Multiple Income Strategy / By: Imani Johnson
In today’s economy, there has been a wide gap between wages and expenses, making it challenging for most of the workforce to meet their...
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The Importance of Investing in Renewable Energy Sources / By: Tess Buchsbaum
In recent years, the growth of investments in renewable energy sources has increased significantly. “Record clean energy spending is set...
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The new way to invest: ESG / By: Gabi Josefson
A new form of investing is rapidly increasing among consumers and investment insiders. Socially responsible investing is defined as “the...
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What is Up With Student Loans? / By: Danny Chen
In recent years, student loan debt has grown significantly in the United States. College costs have now even surpassed the inflation and...
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Why The Majority Of Day Traders Fail / By: Oliver Krzeczowski
All corners of the internet seem to market trading as a get-rich-quick opportunity, with little effort other than buying and selling...
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How to Successfully Invest as a Teen / By: Tyler McHugh
Teenagers commonly seek new ways to make adequate amounts of money. A common money-making trend is teen investing, which has proven...
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The Complexities of Microfinancing / By: Fathima Shaikh
With the increased focus on social responsibility and the rising awareness of its importance for the civilizations around us, many...
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Getting Started with Cryptocurrency Investing / By: Ethan McHugh
Teenagers seek profitable methods of investing their money and cryptocurrency remains a growing choice. Where and how would you begin? In...
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401(k) vs. Roth IRA / By: Sergio Mendieta
Summertime in Chicago is full of all types of fun, such as Lollapalooza and visiting the famous Bean, so young people are likely not...
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Chicago’s Most Important Yearly Budget; What It Means For You Heading Into 2022 / By: Miya Martinez
The 2022 Chicago city budget is one of the single most important and controversial budgets this year. WBEZ explained how “The mayor’s...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Investing / By: Aditi Bhatt
Youth are often told to begin investing as soon as possible as time is of the essence. Although, “only 37% of those younger than 35...
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The Rise and Future of Retail Investors / By: Ben Crotty
More are investing in the stock market every day causing record highs. These new investors (retail investors) have had huge impacts on...
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Using Your Paycheck Properly: Tips on Handling a Roth IRA Account / By: Sujan Garapati
I remember Mardi handing me my first paycheck after a busy Sunday night working at Scooter’s Frozen Custard. On the walk home, I ripped...
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