‘Money Smart’ Decisions for All Ages


Whether you’re 18 or 88 years old, you may face important financial choices that have a dramatic effect on your future economic well-being.

This Saturday kicks off Money Smart Week, a public awareness campaign launched by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in 2002 to advise and inform consumers of all demographics on personal finance.

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Money Smart Week partner and financial wellness expert Ilyce Glink, a nationally syndicated columnist, joins us with advice on everything from managing student debt to money after retirement.

She’ll also give some last-minute guidance to any procrastinators working on filing their taxes on Tuesday.


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