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If you pay attention to the type of student loans and are honest with yourself about what your career plans can support, taking on some loans to go to college isn't inherently dangerous.

Don’t fret about taking on a college loan, but do your homework first

May 23, 2019 at 3:33 p.m.

College students: Welcome to the debtors clan. If you are like most students, you will need student loans to pay for college. And while that's a scary thought for some,...

Lenders are shifting their businesses to installment loans that can be just as harsh on struggling people, the Pew Charitable Trusts warned Thursday.

Installment loans just as risky as payday loans, Pew warns

June 10, 2018 at 10:26 a.m.

As the federal government clamps down on traditional payday loans that cripple low- and moderate-income borrowers with unaffordable payments, lenders are shifting their businesses to installment loans that can be...

Carpenters and other workers rebuild a single-family home in La Grange Park.

Chicago-area housing construction at a seven-year high, study says

June 11, 2018 at 9:12 p.m.

Homes are being built in the Chicago area at the strongest pace in seven years. According to housing consulting firm Metrostudy, through the second quarter of this year annual new...

Top financial priorities for millennials are saving for retirement and paying down debt, according to a recent survey.

Millennials: Saving $1 million is easier than you think

June 23, 2019 at 7:23 p.m.

Could you save $1 million over a lifetime? Millennials seem to think becoming a millionaire is completely out of the question. But many of them are wrong and are already...

College students are taking on debt blindly and find out when it's too late what they've done and the pressure it imposes on their lives, a report finds.

Study says Illinoisans have a lot of student loan debt, but it’s not all bad

June 11, 2018 at 9:18 p.m.

Young and middle-aged people in Illinois hold more student loan debt than their peers in most other states, according to new WalletHub research released Wednesday. An Illinois resident age 25...

People carry shopping bags as they walk along Michigan Avenue on July 29, 2016, in Chicago. A new report put U.S. gross domestic product growth at a weak 1.2 percent annual rate in the last quarter despite healthy consumer spending.

Is the economy really recovering? Wake up and smell the GDP.

May 23, 2019 at 3:32 p.m.

It's been a sweet summer romance. Anyone with money in a 401(k) or other stock investments was treated in July to a kiss from the stock market. There were four...

Chicago-Kent College of Law professor William Birdthistle is photographed July 20, 2016, at the College of Law library in Chicago. In his book, "Empire of the Fund: The Way We Save Now," Birdthistle is critical of mutual fund fees and what he sees as lax government regulation.

Law professor points out the holes in your retirement plan

June 10, 2018 at 9:32 a.m.

Americans feel insecure. One reason is that their 401(k)s look too empty. As people peer into the contents, they see a retirement disaster coming. Even after years of working and...

William Eager, vice president of Preservation of Affordable Housing, stands July 27, 2016, at The Burnham at Woodlawn Park, senior housing in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood. Eager says Woodlawn redevelopment will get a boost from the Obama presidential library.

Developer says Obama library will help transform struggling Woodlawn

June 11, 2018 at 10:04 p.m.

The Obama presidential library that appears headed for Chicago's Jackson Park is expected to give a boost to a pioneering nearby redevelopment project aimed at turning a blighted Woodlawn area...

Chicago's home sale prices are climbing, though not on par with national growth, according to the latest Case-Shiller numbers.

What big city had biggest home-price bump in May? Chicago

June 11, 2018 at 8:58 p.m.

May home prices in the Chicago area climbed more than in any other major city, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index released Tuesday. Chicago, which has been a serious...

Marc Faber, the economist behind the "Doom, Boom & Gloom Report," sees gold as protection from a dangerous combination of tremendous government debt and massive bond-buying by central banks.

‘Gloom, Boom & Doom’ economist pushes for gold

May 23, 2019 at 3:32 p.m.

Marc Faber is like the horror movie star of investing. He sees the threat of money oozing out of 401(k)s, IRAs, savings accounts and pensions — a result of villains...

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