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The occasional road bump is to be expected, and that’s exactly what investors have been getting lately. While the market continues to edge upward, overall it’s been a pattern of...
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The occasional road bump is to be expected, and that’s exactly what investors have been getting lately. While the market continues to edge upward, overall it’s been a pattern of...
It’s clear we no longer live in an American-centric society but in a global economy. Now, more than ever, African American professionals and entrepreneurs need to assume a global focus.
Doug White is no investing novice. An entrepreneur whose 7-year-old company sells and services Apple computers  small and mid-sized businesses, White understands that markets don’t always go up. But when they dive, it still hurts. “I’ve lost more money in my pension this year than I’ve put in to save on taxes,†says the 53-year-old Pennsylvanian about his Simplified Employee Pension Individual Retirement Account. Even so, White resisted the urge to dump stocks. He and wife, Celeste, 52, believe the only way to a comfortable retirement is to cast their lot with the market. “We don’t come from affluent families; we don’t have anything to rely on other than our own planning,†says White, calculating that he may need to postpone retirement by five years to make up lost ground. “We have no choice but to stay the course.â€
As the world is encouraged to become more environmentally conscious, urban farmer Will Allen is crisscrossing the globe, sharing his passion for self-sustainable farming while revolutionizing the food production process at the same time.
Serial entrepreneur who works across media, entertainment and sports Obi Asika shares what being a BE Modern Man means to him.