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Community Banks and Our Retirement Problem

Jeff For Banks

Why don''t we play a critical role in solving the nation''s retirement problem? I recently read a report by the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions titled The Retirement Crisis and a Plan to Solve It , led by Senator Tom Harkin (D: Iowa). The employee can save all of the needed savings tax deferred.

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Addressing The Symptoms Of Pharmacies’ Cash Flow Ailments

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Taxes, minimum wage, global trade tariffs — there are a lot of regulatory changes weighing heavily on the minds of U.S. With prescription drugs representing 92 percent of sales revenue, according to the National community Pharmacists Association, thinning margins — and frequent losses — from this side of the business can be fatal.

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Food Stamps Online: The $75B Grocery Game-Changer?

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Low-income consumers are far more likely to find it difficult to secure mainstream credit sources and are thus much more likely to make use of high-cost alternative credit sources when financial emergencies hit, often in the form of a payday, title, tax refund anticipation or installment loan. And that’s just accessing money itself.

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Banking's Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2017 Edition

Jeff For Banks

The Bank, Old Second National Bank, lost a whopping $156 million in 2009 and 2010. Independent Bank Corporation (Nasdaq: IBCP) Independent Bank dates back to 1864 as the First National Bank of Iona. Actually, the Bank had a one-time after tax litigation settlement (from a 2002-04 event) of $6.2 How did they lose it?

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Sports Betting Moves Forward In The U.S. — With or Without ‘Integrity Fees’

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Iowa, for instance, is considering letting casinos and racetracks offer on-site and online wagering. The state reportedly would impose a $250,000 licensing fee on betting providers, along with a 3 percent tax. percent state tax on sports wagers. Missouri seems to be focusing on riverboat casinos and sports fantasy leagues.