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Each year, the third Thursday of October is set aside for an intensive public relations push, including incentives to join a credit union. This day is known as International Credit Union Day, and it ha...
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Each year on the third Thursday of October, bankers around the country visit high schools to teach children about credit, how to manage it, and the importance of maintaining a good credit rating.
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HAPPY DIWALI. Today is the official public holiday in India for Deepavali or Diwali. It is a five-day festival of lights in the Hindu, Sikh, and Buddhist faiths celebrated on Naraka Chaturdasi Thithi. T...
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group Annual Meetings provide a forum for international cooperation on financial and economic issues. Attended by central bankers, ministers of finance...
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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was first designated in 1993 by the UN General Assembly. Its purpose is to promote awareness of the cost of poverty to society, the environment, and nation...
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Dhan (treasure or property) Teras (the thirteenth day) is celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna paksha (dark fortnight) in the Hindu month of Kartik. Hindus believe that when goddess Lakshmi...
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Today is an excuse to sit down and take inventory of your life. What have you lost? What have you gained? What can you improve, and what can you discard? National Evaluate Your Life Day—enjoy!
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Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week focuses on the needs of minority communities in starting and maintaining a business. This program is supported by the US Department of Commerce and is an awarene...
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National Retirement Security Week promotes fiscal responsibility and raises awareness about the importance of preparing for your latter years and retirement. Goals for National Retirement Security Week:...
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More than half of Americans, an estimated 56%, do not have an estate plan, making estate planning a critically overlooked component of financial health. National Estate Planning Awareness Week (H. Res. 1...
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Historically, counting your buttons equated to measuring your wealth. HISTORY OF BUTTONS Buttons originated in the Indus Valley, in what we now refer to as Pakistan, around 3000-2000 BC. The first butto...
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The last Monday in October is a Bank Holiday in the Republic of Ireland, and this event may also be called the Halloween Holiday.
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Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, is when the stock market collapsed, losing 13% of its value in a single day and sending the industrialized world into a ten-year economic depression. Sixteen million four...
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International Internet Day marks the invention of the Internet in 1969 by Leonard Kleinrock at UCLA. It was called ARPANET. The original idea came from MIT's JCR Licklider in 1962 via a concept he call...
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Saving for college is now crucial for parents hoping to help their children get ahead in life. In support, the official back-to-school month of September helps parents do just that. Sponsored by the...
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National Coupon Month reminds us that coupons are a great cost-savings tool. Americans seem to be getting it. Since 2006, the usage of coupons in the U.S. has risen. Thanks to the recession and advances...
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National Life Insurance Awareness Month seeks to raise awareness with people on the need for life insurance and the type of coverage needed, depending upon each person's unique situation. One in three ho...
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National Payroll Week first ran in 1996 and focuses on the relationship between workers and the companies that handle payroll for thousands of companies throughout the country. Its motto is "America works...
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Fewer than 2% of pet parents in Canada and 10% in the United States have medical insurance for their pets. Yet, if you've ever had an animal get sick, you know it can quickly get costly. National Pet Insu...
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Stock Market Holidays are days on which the stock exchange is closed, and no trading occurs on this day.