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Every week, our Financial Friday Round-Up compiles the best things to read, watch, or listen to regarding finance on the web. The articles below include a guide to building credit, an exploration of how much to save for retirement, the importance of child care benefits for companies, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Build Credit with Credit Cards and Improve Your Credit Score<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The importance of good credit practices can never be overstated, and this week Business Insider<\/em> provided a good reminder for anyone who wants a better credit score. You will find all the common tips here, including prompt payments, advice on utilization and how to find the cards with good rewards programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Much Should You Save for Retirement?<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Money <\/em>published a guide this week on how much you should be saving for the day you retire from the workforce, and it is a great read for anyone who wants to recalibrate after a tumultuous year. This piece gives advice on everything from what percentage you should save to what types of accounts you should be using to hold the savings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Child Care Benefits May Be as Important as Healthcare If You Want To Keep Top Employees <\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

This week, Forbes<\/em> published an article about the importance of child care benefits in preventing employee turnover. As the pandemic continues to take its toll on child care and schooling, this piece is a great way to touch up on why this issue is so important to many Americans in the workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Leaders Are Tackling the Issues of Diversity, Inclusion and Equality<\/a><\/strong> <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the latest from their \u201cLonely CEO\u201d column, Worth<\/em> magazine put out this interesting investigation of the many ways different CEOs are solving problems of inclusion and diversity which are so prevalent in our time. These CEOs give a wide range of advice on accountability, consulting experts and the benefits of getting comfortable with uncomfortable conversations for a better company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Check out our other Financial Friday Round-Up posts for more great reads!<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Financial Friday Round-Up: October 26 – October 30, 2020<\/a>
Financial Friday Round-Up: October 19 – October 23, 2020<\/a>
Financial Friday Round-Up: October 12 – October 16, 2020<\/a>
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