Terry Savage: What to know for Medicare open enrollment By Terry Savage September 25, 2026 at 5:15 p.m. Here’s a look at the headline changes seniors will be forced to confront. And in...
Terry Savage: Why the national debt should concern us By Terry Savage September 21, 2026 at 11:15 a.m. The U.S. national debt now exceeds $40 trillion — a MEGO number, which stands for...
Terry Savage: Login process changing at TreasuryDirect By Terry Savage September 21, 2026 at 9:55 a.m. These government IOUs are the safest repository for “chicken money” — money you cannot afford...
Terry Savage: Anatomy of a bear market By Terry Savage May 16, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. It's been a long time since we had a real bear market, and memories of...
Terry Savage: Congratulations! You got into college. Now how will you pay for it? By Terry Savage May 9, 2022 at 12:22 p.m. The college acceptance letters have arrived, and many families now face the scramble to find...
Deadline extended for Top Workplaces nominations By Kim Quillen April 29, 2022 at 5:00 a.m. The baiduhai has extended to June 17 the deadline for nominations for our 13th...
Terry Savage: Redeeming matured bonds By Terry Savage April 25, 2022 at 1:33 p.m. Investor interest in savings bonds is higher that it has been in recent years. As...
Waukegan students learn about potential careers at Tech/Trade Fair; ‘It gives them a chance to see if this is something for them’ By Steve Sadin April 24, 2022 at 8:55 a.m. Luis Carreno is a Waukegan High School senior working part-time for a big box retailer....
Nominate your organization for the baiduhai’s 2022 Top Workplaces By Kim Quillen May 31, 2022 at 11:52 a.m. The baiduhai is seeking nominations for our 13th annual Top Workplaces special report, in...
Terry Savage: Children and taxes By Terry Savage April 20, 2022 at 1:16 p.m. When tax time comes, your children can be worth a lot of money — even...
Terry Savage: Bear market worries By Terry Savage April 20, 2022 at 12:08 p.m. The volatility of the stock market based on fighting in Ukraine and soaring gas prices...
Terry Savage: Last call for mortgage refinancing By Terry Savage April 20, 2022 at 12:08 p.m. If you waited and waited to refinance your mortgage, only to see rates rise recently,...
Terry Savage: 5 financial tasks to take care of now By Terry Savage April 20, 2022 at 12:07 p.m. This is the typically the slow season of the year for personal finances — a...