10 Steps Women Should Take Negotiating Salary Compensation

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” No wonder women don’t negotiate as often as men. It’s like trying to cross a minefield backward in high heels.”  Sheryl Sandberg, “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will To Lead” The gender gap remains in the usual places … Read More

7 Deadly Sins Of Investing And How To Avoid Them

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In Seven, the neo-noir thriller, detectives David Mills and William Somerset (played by Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman) track down a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as a motif in his murders. Investing may not be as … Read More

How Do You Measure Your Financial Success?

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  I wanna be a billionaire so f**king bad Buy all of the things I never had Uh, I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen. Billionaire, Lyrics By Travie McCoy   … Read More

What Is A SPAC? Their Investment Considerations

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SPACs became very visible in 2020, with 219 SPACs raising $73 billion, outpacing traditional IPOs, which raised $67 billion. There is a mystique about investing in SPACs. We’ll try to demystify SPACs by explaining their structure, their investment considerations, and … Read More

10 Benefits of Being a Mentor

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Mentees gain numerous benefits. Behind every successful person, there is a mentor who helped them along the way. However, the benefits of being a mentor accrue from the mentoring relationship as well. You don’t have to look far to see … Read More

Saving For Retirement In Your 20s

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Saving For Retirement Yet? Savings, investing, and retirement are very related, yet the topic of retirement planning gets pushed off to the side. We fear dealing with the unknown, or we are neglectful. Instead, planning early and often for retirement … Read More

A Letter To Young Investors On This Market Frenzy

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Dear Young  Investors, This stock market has been fascinating, exciting, and mesmerizing, but I fear a trainwreck is coming. When GameStop’s stock value rises to $34 billion from nearly $279 million a year ago, and its fundamentals are still weak, … Read More