8 Ways To Change Your Financial Life
These basic but powerful strategies can boost your net worth
These are tough times for the sort of scrimping and saving required to boost…
By James A. Anderson
Mid-Year Maneuvers
With these astute approaches, the second half of 2004 can be less taxing than the first half
Summer time is neither lazy nor hazy for Brigitte Johnson Herron, 46, of Silver…
By Donald Jay Korn
What The Next Election Means For You
Our economists review the impact of bush's economic policies and offer their outlook on the presidential race
Carolyn Samora’s future is uncertain.
After working 14 years as a teachers’ aide at the…
By David C. Ruffin
Remembering Maggie Lena Walker: The Making Of A Black Bank
Walker became the country's first woman president of a financial institution and founded one of the nation's oldest surviving black-owned banks
Maggie Lena Walker’s story, and the organization to which she dedicated her life, begins…
By Gertrude Woodruff Marlowe
Time To Venture Abroad
Exporting is a multibillion-dollar industry that can be extremely lucrative -- if you're properly prepared
Michelle E. Wilson’s star was on the rise. A model since the age of…
By Alan Hughes
They Pay You To Do What?
They're not your typical 9-to-5, and that's what makes these jobs fun
Many children dream of becoming firemen or doctors or lawyers when they grow up.…
By Christina Morgan
Full-Contact Finance
Paul Viera's take-charge approach to business has him at the top of the money game
Talk about managing money with Paul Viera, CEO of Atlanta-based EARNEST Partners (No. 2…
By Matthew S. Scott
Merger By Design
In an economic environment with shrinking profit margins, the key to survival is growth by acquisition
You might think that coming out of a year when the Dow Jones Industrial…
By Jeffrey McKinney
The Magic Touch
Carol H. Williams Advertising conjures up winning campaigns and huge billings using an enchanting mix of business savvy, creative talent, and unbridled passion
The agency is illuminated by color and and light — a blend of the…
By Sonia Alleyne
Now that black is in, are black agencies out?
The African American market surges, but black agencies battle mainstream shops for the opportunity to deliver their message.
Whether it’s the halftime show at the Super Bowl or the entry of words…
