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Investing Rules for Women: Educate Yourself

nce you start investing, it’s important not to lose sight of your financial goals. Whether your investments are earning a lot or a little, stay focused on building wealth for the long term, rather than seeking a quick profit.

Boost Your Credit Score

Having the ability to obtain an affordable home loan is only one example of how it pays to have good credit. Your insurance premiums will also be lower if you have a high credit score. “An excellent credit score is 750 or higher; 680 to 740 is good. The lower 600s would be considered fair. Anything below that is poor or subprime,” says Ben Woolsey, director of marketing and consumer research for CreditCards.com.

Staying Engaged

Andre Hughes, managing director of human capital for Accenture, says Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty: The Only Networking Book You’ll Ever Need (Currency; $16.95) provides a colorful blueprint for...

Our Historic Flight on Air Force One with President Obama

On July 16, I gained a rare opportunity to participate in American history. On that humid summer day, I was one of seven black journalists selected by the White House to take part in an exclusive roundtable with President Barack Obama on Air Force One. It’s every reporter’s dream to conduct an interview with the president of the United States; it’s a career high to talk with him at 10,000 feet in the vessel considered the ultimate symbol of power and authority.

UBR Morning Post: How Farrah Gray Builds His Newest Business By The Book

This week on The Urban Business Roundtable, UBR Executive Producer TaQuoya Kennedy gets an insiders glimpse into Farrah Gray Publishing, the new book publishing venture of UBR Contributor, author and entrepreneurial icon Farrah Gray. Also BE Next Small Business of the Year CEO Jamail Larkins of Ascension Aircraft.

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