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American Greed: Can being an honest broker be banks and credit unions competitive advantage?

Jeff For Banks

According to a 2012 Boston College Center for Retirement Research study , 63% of American males (why only males I do not know) participated exclusively in defined contribution (DC) retirement plans in 2007, up from 47% in 1992. Americans are becoming more responsible for their financial well being now and into retirement. Probably not.

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23 VC-Backed Brick & Mortar Startups Changing The Face Of Main Street

CB Insights

As internet retailers are expanding their operations into brick-and-mortar operations (think Warby Parker, Argent, Bonobos, and BaubleBar ), venture capitalists are also investing in “physical-first” startups focused on creating new brick-and-mortar business models. New Frontiers in Retail Tech. How will we shop in 2020?

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Five Ways QSRs Are Encouraging Diners To Skip Lines And Order Ahead

PYMNTS

The companies worked to offer the collaboration is in seven cities — New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington, DC, per a November report. With the offering, members could place an order with Sweetgreen and then select a location of WeWork where they want to pick it up.

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Deposits Surge at Black-Owned Banks After Celeb Appeals

American Banker

Executives at several minority-owned community banks nationwide, including OneUnited Bank in Boston and Carver Federal Savings Bank in New York, say they have received a windfall of deposits in recent weeks, coinciding with the introduction of the Black Money Matters Project.

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