finances

People like to complain about their families. But when it comes to making money, it's the family-owned businesses that seem to be doing it best. That's the conclusion from a report issued this week by Credit Suisse. The report, surveying the principal members of 900 family-owned firms...

Investments in Charles Schwab Corp's "robo adviser" service grew to surpass $10 billion in September, more than double the year-ago level, a spokeswoman said Thursday. The automated investment service, Schwab Intelligent Portfolios, allocates cash among exchange-traded funds according...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s largest higher-education system is looking to make major changes as enrollment continues to fall and more institutions fail financial stress tests. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system saw enrollment fall by 1.9 percent last year, to 138,973....

WILLMAR — The Willmar Public Schools’ unassigned general fund balance increased during the 2013-14 fiscal year, but that may not be the case this year. The Willmar School Board received the audit report Monday afternoon and approved a two-year contract with the Education Minnesota-Willmar...

WILLMAR — The Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners certified the preliminary 2014 budget at its meeting Tuesday. The $58.9 million budget is a slight increase over 2013 and includes a net tax levy increase of 1.17 percent. It's the lowest levy increase in the last seven years....