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Create Your Own Financial Team
You don't have to be rich to create your own financial team. In fact, doing so is a relatively inexpensive, yet distinct way to becoming rich. In many of the…
Don’t be a victim, think and talk rich!
When I think back to my first job at an office and arts supply store at a suburban mall near Portland, Oregon I remember a book we sold titled "In…
Inheritance: Relying on It for Retirement?
"The finest inheritance you can give to a child is to allow it to make its own way, completely on its own feet." -- Isadora Duncan Oddly, the topic of…
Asset Allocation: A Key to Portfolio Success
Maggie Jennings with New England Financial in New York has been a supporter since Queercents launched almost a year ago. I asked her to write a few articles on investing.…
The Longevity Risk: Outliving your Money
"The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income." -- George Foreman Recently, Jeanine and I were having dinner with a friend visiting Southern California…
GayFranchise.com: Out to Buy a Business
"Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash." -- George S. Patton Anyone who knows me knows that I have threatened to buy a Quiznos franchise for years.…
When Do You NEED a Financial Planner?
"In real life, events seem much less dramatic." -- Jessica Savitch Last week I wrote a post about how to pick a financial planner and a few people asked how…
How to Pick a Financial Planner
"Never completely trust any trusted advisor." -- Allan S. Roth A few years back Jeanine started using my financial planner. Our advisor is a SmithBarney Certified Financial Planner that I…
Before the Crash: Buying Stocks With Debt
I saw a very disturbing analysis piece by Reuters news agency today, explaining how investors are borrowing money (because interest rates are very low right now) to buy stocks. This…
Gay-friendly Investing
Last month I wrote a series on Investing 101: general principles for how to (relatively) safely build your assets. But I didn't really address the nature of the companies you…