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February 3, 2013

42% Of Illinois Households Are Liquid Asset Poor

The Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) released their 2013 Assets & Opportunity...

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January 8, 2013

What Happened to the Rainy Day Fund?

Hypothetical Situation: You’re about to travel to Indiana. You go to start the car –...

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January 2, 2013

2013 IABG Policy Agenda

As Illinois Legislators return to Springfield for the lame duck session, we are looking ahead to...

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November 20, 2012

5 Reasons to Be Thankful

With the 2012 IABG Conference in the bag and Thanksgiving right around the corner, we want to take...

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October 16, 2012

California Moves Ahead with Automatic IRA Law

By Karen Harris, Shriver Center The U.S. is facing a growing debt crisis, the baby boomer...

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September 28, 2012

Child Poverty in Illinois: a Growing Crisis

Last month, Social IMPACT Research Center  told the story of poverty across the entire United...

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September 19, 2012

Illinois Poverty Report: Children's Savings Accounts and Generational Poverty

Last week Social IMPACT Research Center released their analysis of U.S. Poverty Data from the...

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July 10, 2012

Broad Based Categorical Eligibility for SNAP at Risk

Last week, the House Agriculture Committee unveiled their 2012 Farm Bill proposal that the...

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June 21, 2012

Recent Federal Reserve Report Underscores Need for Savings Opportunities

The Federal Reserve bank recently released its tri-annual Survey of Consumer Finances.  In...

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