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Cortlon Cofield helps millennials afford both mortgages and avocado toast

On the 28th floor of a high-rise in Chicago's South Loop, Cortlon Cofield, owner and financial planner at Cofield Advisors, has to get creative with his 20- to 30-year-old clients to help them save their money.

Travel, weddings and future mortgages are among the items they increasingly want to spend their money on, but

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