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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🦚🌜🍅Happy Fall Holidays: #Literacy & #PersonalFinances! Hot topics: #Black #Curly #Hair Power Misusing #Patience & Impatience #Reading & #Success #Gifted & #Talented & more Check it out & enjoy on @linkedin.com or our Website! www.linkedin.com/pulse/happy-... or www.africanhbd.com/blog/literac...
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🦚🌜🍅Happy Fall Holidays: Literacy & Finance
Happy fall holidays & a full slate of special times with loved ones! Whether you're celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, Autumnal Equinox Day, Family Day, International Week of Happiness at Work, Reco...
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Pros and Cons of Traditional Loans vs #Alternative #Financing By @biz2credit.bsky.social (P. 2) "Pros of Non Traditional Loans Quick Access to #Funds Flexible Qualification Models Cons of Non Traditional Loans Higher Borrowing #Costs #Cash flow..." Read article www.biz2credit.com/business-loa...
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Pros & Cons of Traditional Loans vs Alternative Financing
Traditional loans vs alternative financing explained. Compare interest rates, costs, approval speed, & eligibility requirements to choose the right financing option.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Pros & Cons of Traditional Loans vs #Alternative #Financing By @biz2credit.bsky.social t (Pt. 1) "Pros Lower #Borrowing #Costs Over Time Strong Consumer Protections Cons #CreditScore requirements #DebtToIncome ratio thresholds" Full article www.biz2credit.com/business-loa... #Give #Legacy #Tech
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Pros and Cons of Insurance-Linked Securities By #FINRA Pros "High Yields #Diversification" Cons "The Credit Cliff: Modeling #Risk: #Liquidity Risk: Unregistered #Investments Full Article www.finra.org/investors/in... #Give #Legacy #Values #Investments #Wealth #HedgeFunds #Black #Tech #Baddies
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Insurance-Linked Securities
Where there is uncertainty, there are always bets—the question is who wins. From horse racing to the price of gold, people have always speculated on uncertainty. Insurance-linked securities (ILS) are ...
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Pros and Cons of Tactical and Timing Investment Strategies By #Raisin Pros + #Flexibility and agility +Potential for higher #returns + #Riskmanagement opportunity Cons - #MarketTiming skills - Time-intensive and complex - Emotional #investment risk www.raisin.com/en-us/invest... #Hedgefunds
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Tactical Asset Allocation: Definition, Examples, and More
Explore what tactical asset allocation (TAA) is, learn about discretionary vs. systematic TAA, real-world examples, and key benefits and risks.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
What are absolute return strategies? By @britannica.com #Money "Pros+ Potential for positive #returns in all market conditions Cons - in a high-performing #market, an #absoluteReturn fund might not register returns as high as other #funds" Full article www.britannica.com/money/absolu... #Give
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Absolute Return Investing Strategy: What It Is & How It Works | Britannica Money
As an investor, you probably accept that your portfolio—whether it consists of stocks, bonds, or mutual...
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Questions to ask a fund of #funds manager (or Fund Manager) with #investwithaaii & CA Kresha Gupta A sample of several insightful questions. "How do you value a #stock?" 10 Questions to Ask About a #Fund Manager | #AAII www.aaii.com/latest/artic... #knowledge #Give #Legacy #Values #Wealth
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10 Questions to Ask About a Fund Manager
At some point you have to look beyond a mutual fund’s past performance to see who made the performance happen, so you can form a judgment about future performance.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Pros & Cons of Fund of Funds by #diyinvestornet #groww @investopedia.com @lnvestopedia.bsky.social (p. 3) +FoF provide #diversified exposure to a basket of #mutualfunds. - #FoF may not provide real #diversification, since their underlying #funds will be #invested in the same #assets. Your ideas?
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Pros & Cons of Fund of Funds by #diyinvestornet #groww @investopedia.com @lnvestopedia.bsky.social(p. 2) Pros #Diversification Exclusive Access Professional Management Simplified Process Cons Higher Fees Diluted #Returns #Complexity Opacity www.diyinvestor.net/understandin... Your thoughts?
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Understanding the Benefits of Fund of Funds Investments in Private Equity
Understanding the Benefits of Fund of Funds Investments in Private Equity
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Advantages & Disadvantages of Fund of Funds @icicibank.bsky.social p1 Advantages Diversification Professional management Access to diverse strategies Risk mitigation Disadvantages Costs & fees Potential over-diversification Performance dependency Lack of control www.icici.bank.in/personal-ban...
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Fund of Funds (FOFs): Meaning, Types, Advantages & Disadvantages
Discover the world of Equity Funds: Explore meanings, types, and the numerous benefits they offer for robust financial growth. Invest wisely today!
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Deep Dive into #HedgeFund Strategies by #AKJ "Focus on #relative #value rather than just direction 2. #Credit Strategies to capture yield, exploit credit #mispricing, & participate in restructuring or #distressed situations." - AKJ www.akj.com/blog/deep-di... #Give #Legacy #Investments #Wealth
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Deep Dive into Hedge Fund Strategies | AKJ
Explore key hedge fund strategies: Equity, Credit, Macro, Event-Driven & Relative Value, and how managers generate alpha across market cycles.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Pros and Cons of Investing in Emerging Market by @smartasset.bsky.social #Emergingmarket funds offer a distinct mix of potential benefits and trade-offs that differ from #investments focused on #developedeconomies. smartasset.com/investing/em... #Give #Legacy #Values #Investments #Wealth
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Emerging Market Funds: What They Are and Examples​
Emerging market funds can offer exposure to faster-growing regions and global economic trends that differ from those in developed markets.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Advantages and disadvantages of hedge funds by Raisin "Advantages +Hedge funds aim for high returns by using various #strategies Disadvantages -#Hedgefund investment strategies tend to be high-risk and aggressive in most cases.." - #Raisin Read article: www.raisin.com/en-ie/invest... #Wealth #Values
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What are hedge funds?
A hedge fund invests from a pool of money from investors to make a profit. Discover how a hedge fund works and which strategies are used.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
7 Types of Alternative Investments Everyone Should Know by @HarvardHBS 1. Private Equity 2. Private Debt 3. Hedge Funds 4. Real Estate 5. Commodities 6. Collectibles 7. Structured Products Read article here: online.hbs.edu/blog/post/ty... #Give #Legacy #Values #Investments #Wealth
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The 7 Alternative Investments You Should Know | HBS Online
Here are 7 types of alternative investments you should know to maximize the value of your portfolio and accelerate your career.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🌋🍉🎢 Happy Summer Holidays & Healthy Finance. We're attaining healthy personal finances! Read on @linkedin.com www.linkedin.com/pulse/happy-... or our site www.africanhbd.com/blog/%F0%9F%... #FinancialIndependence #Tech #FIRE #Black #BusinessOwner #Give #Legacy #Values #Stress #FinancialLiteracy
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🌋🍉🎢 Happy Summer Holidays & Healthy Finance
Happy upcoming holidays and special time with loved ones! Whether you're celebrating Summer Solstice/National Daylight Appreciation Day, LGBTQ Pride Month, African American Music Appreciation Month, N...
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The #Risk Cockpit "If you overestimate #control, you end up taking excessive risk. You ignore #diversification, you lack #discipline in your trading. You sell low & buy high, a documented behavior among retail & even institutional #investors." publications.investmentsandwealth.org/iwpublicatio...
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Investments and Wealth Monitor - The Risk Cockpit
Sound risk management guidance can help investors stay grounded amid shifting markets.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Black Swan, Gray Rhino (Pt. 2) "I prefer 'risk-seeking' or 'risk-avoidant.' & I like to challenge people who say they’re risk-averse. Many of them are simply #people who want more information, who are #risk-savvy, who make better #decisions.” publications.investmentsandwealth.org/iwpublicatio...
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Investments and Wealth Monitor - Black Swan, Gray Rhino
Guiding client conversations in both calm and challenging times starts with an accounting of how clients handle looming risks.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Black Swan, Gray Rhino (Pt. 1) "The gray part of the metaphor is a reminder that we are surprisingly #vulnerable to obvious things; we’re not as good at dealing with them as we think." - #Investments & #Wealth Review publications.investmentsandwealth.org/iwpublicatio... #Give #Legacy #Values
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Investments and Wealth Monitor - Black Swan, Gray Rhino
Guiding client conversations in both calm and challenging times starts with an accounting of how clients handle looming risks.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Driving #Growth, Delivering #Excellence "Wealth Is Changing Environmental, social, & governance (#ESG) #investing & strategic #philanthropy have moved from niche interests to core client demands." - #Investments & #Wealth Review publications.investmentsandwealth.org/iwpublicatio... #Give #Legacy
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Investments and Wealth Monitor - Driving Growth, Delivering Excellence
Advisors need a road map for both reimagining their approach to serving affluent clients and achieving sustainable market leadership and growth.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Domain Expertise: For Those Who Seek to Serve Wealth "the keenest need is for the #family to have an overall #strategic #plan & #business model that is designed to accomplish its #goals."- #Investments & #Wealth Review publications.investmentsandwealth.org/iwpublicatio... #future #priorities #home
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Investments and Wealth Monitor - Domain Expertise: For Those Who Seek to Serve Wealth
Advisors who work—or who seek to work—with families of substantial means must acknowledge the breadth and complexity of counsel required for this cohort of clients.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Family Wealth Education "Education is the key to managing family wealth for #future generations. Studies have revealed a staggering 70% of first generation wealth is not purposefully transferred to the next generation, rendering #familywealth #education a crucial " - @nuveeninv.bsky.social
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
#Family Meetings About #Business & #Wealth (Pt 3) Writing #Legacy Letters to the next generation (their children) defining their values, their desires for the #NextGeneration & what they would like to see as an outcome of the many forms of family #capital in the next generation #Black #Is #Tech
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Effective #Multigenerational #Family #Meetings About #Business & #Wealth (Pt. 2) "When asked what #life lesson they believe to be most important to impart to their #children, #affluent #parents cited “ #financial know-how.” Yet, #families still feel hard talking about #money." lnkd.in/gS6KE9vf
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Conducting Effective #Multigenerational #Family #Meetings About #Business and Wealth (Part 1.666) What is the major cause of failure of a #familymeeting? Most often, it is incomplete #planning. Download & read full report here: dennisjaffe.com/download/a-h...
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A Handbook For Conducting Effective Multigenerational Family Meetings About Business and Wealth | Dennis T. Jaffe, PhD
This Handbook offers more detail and concrete suggestions for setting up and conducting family meetings about money, wealth, and family business.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Conducting Effective #Multigenerational Family Meetings About #Business and #Wealth (Part 1.333) Survival can only happen through focused, informative, trusting & productive family meetings Lack of information & #transparency can lead to distrust &the perception of unfairness
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A Handbook For Conducting Effective Multigenerational Family Meetings About Business and Wealth | Dennis T. Jaffe, PhD
This Handbook offers more detail and concrete suggestions for setting up and conducting family meetings about money, wealth, and family business.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Conducting Effective #Multigenerational Family Meetings About #Business and #Wealth (Part 1) To survive as a family #enterprise, the family must share information, #values, expectations, responsibility and planning across generations.
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A Handbook For Conducting Effective Multigenerational Family Meetings About Business and Wealth | Dennis T. Jaffe, PhD
This Handbook offers more detail and concrete suggestions for setting up and conducting family meetings about money, wealth, and family business.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Creating a family values statement A #values statement should be a document that defines the actions the family will take to sustain its legacy in the next #generation. Each value should be backed up with concrete #actions to implement that #value in the #family. #WealthTalk #Wealth #Business
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Agreed on many levels. Focusing and #investing in your #health can pay handsome rewards #mentally and #financially (+ more).
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Cracking the code of constructive #family meetings in #fambiz (Pt. 2) "The whole family may agree to strive to adopt these standards for all their #communication & #behavior together." #FamilyBusiness article below familybusinessmagazine.com/governance/p... #Black #Tech #Wealth #Plan #Business
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Cracking the code of constructive family meetings
Effective family communication often begins with an explicit code of conduct.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Cracking the code of constructive family #meetings (Part 1) Families who want their meetings to be safe havens must confront these bad #habits and decide to help each other change." - #FamBiz Magazine familybusinessmagazine.com/governance/p... #Wealth #CodeofConduct #FamilyBusiness #Business 2/2
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Cracking the code of constructive family meetings
Effective family communication often begins with an explicit code of conduct.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Cracking the code of constructive #family meetings (Part 1) " #Families often have a number of #badhabits — dominating, interrupting, blaming — that inhibit #communication. 1/2
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Cracking the code of constructive family meetings
Effective family communication often begins with an explicit code of conduct.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Happy #Spring Holidays & #Betting Better Tomorrows🍍🌦️🌴 It's a #bet we're attaining better tomorrows! Check it out & enjoy on LinkedIn or our Website! www.linkedin.com/pulse/happy-... or www.africanhbd.com/blog/betting... #Giving #Black #personalfinance #Gratitude #volunteerism #Planners
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Happy Spring Holidays & Betting Better Tomorrows🍍🌦️🌴
Happy upcoming holidays and special time with loved ones! Whether you're celebrating Spring Equinox, Eid al-Fitr, Women's History Month, International Week of Solidarity with Peoples Struggling Agains...
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
#Money and Meaning: Implementation of Effective Family Governance Structures by MMC Institute "#Governance should be the servant, not the master, of the #family." www.mmcinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/JPEP_11-06_09_Goldbart.pdf
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Rising #Gen Engagement & #Education (Pt .2) #RELATIONSHIPBUILDING. The rising gen want to understand roles & be clear about expectations. AGENDAS. They prepare an agenda in advance & share it with the #beneficiary. publications.investmentsandwealth.org/iwpublicatio... #Planners #Black
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Investments and Wealth Monitor - Rising Gen Engagement and Education
Next generation family members may have distinct and unmet needs that provide opportunities for advisors.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Rising Gen Engagement and Education In Section Feature (Part 1) "CERTAIN PRACTICES DISTINGUISH successful families of great #wealth from the rest. Many of those practices are well known—consistent governance, clear #communication, transparency, transition and #succession plans."
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Organizing a Family’s #Investment Governance System (Part 2) Ongoing practices may include #communication and #education through regular #familymeetings, preferably held in person at least annually, to help #family members connect in a more professional and #strategic manner. #BlackOwnedBrand
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Investments and Wealth Monitor - Organizing a Family’s Investment Governance System
Family governance is critical to families seeking to retain and grow their wealth.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Organizing a Family’s Investment Governance System Pt. 1 AS A FAMILY’S wealth accrues over time, the need to make investment decisions strategically & objectively grows in importance publications.investmentsandwealth.org/iwpublicatio... #Black #supportblackbusiness #BuyBlack #ShopBlack #BlackTech
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Investments and Wealth Monitor - Organizing a Family’s Investment Governance System
Family governance is critical to families seeking to retain and grow their wealth.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Importance of a Family Meeting (2/2) A productive #family meeting facilitates dialogue between family members & #respectful #listening to all discussion sides. Family Input • #BusinessOwners: o Thoughts on potential roles each of might play in the future of the #business #HoustonBlackOwned
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Importance of a Family #Meeting (1/2) • Get input from the entire #family when setting the agenda. Topics may include: family #traditions, #educational goals and #philanthropic objectives • Establish meeting #engagement rules, “the need to #respect everyone’s participation.” #Planners #Black #TX
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
#Family Wealth #Education It is important for #parents to communicate important lessons about the responsibilities & hazards of wealth. It is often considered important to: - Teach #children to manage wealth - Encourage #entrepreneurial values - #philanthropy or #GivingBack
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
#FamilyOffice for #Wealth by @Ey "Many prefer direct investments & where organizations have an #entrepreneurial principal Importance of #cashflow #IT, trading tools & platforms #Trading & portfolio management tool CRM tool #Humancapital & #tech" - @EYnews #BlackFoundersNetwork #HoustonTexas #Black
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
#Family Office for #Wealth by EY "#Families can have advantages in attracting #talent — often because they are able to offer more #flexibility in #compensation & incentives for #seniorrecruits. #workingenvironment and #culture” - @EY_US lnkd.in/g9iZ_tD2 #HoustonX #planners #Black #giving #TX
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
#Family Office by @eynews.bsky.social "The reasons why: Governance & #management structure Alignment of interest Potential higher #returns Separation Centralization of #risk & other services" fintrx.com/hubfs/1006031-family-office-guide-hr.pdf #FINTRX #Planners #Black #Giving #Tech #HoustonTX
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
From #Palantir to #ATT, CEOs are demanding employee loyalty on #DEI, #AI, & #RemoteWork by @businessinsider.com Insider www.businessinsider.com/ceos-dei-ai-... #LeadershipMatters vs. #FinancialIndependence is important & influence. #Save $ + #invest #diversified #Tech #Black #Baddies #HTX
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CEOs are making it clear: Get in line or get out
CEOs are taking hard stances on AI, remote work, and DEI "woke-ism," urging employees to obey or exit and signaling a shift in leadership dynamics.
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Happy Winter #Holidays & #Successfully Failing We will be diving into current hot topics + #failures w/: #Resilient #Happiness + more Check it out & enjoy on #LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/pulse/happy-... or our Website! www.africanhbd.com/blog/success... #Giving #Tech #Chicago #RetirementPlanning
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Successful Failures
you're so focused on not trying to lose, you don't realize that you've already won. The message I am trying to teach here is that we can be so focused on the despair of loss of an old endeavor or the...
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
"Studies show that 5 key attitudes often influence how people #save or #spend. #Impulsive: Saves the lowest amount & may have #money trouble Tools that may help Set up an automated savings plan" Wait 24 hours before a purchase Make spending less tempting" - @ambetterhealth.bsky.social
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
#Immigrants & #Natives to Wealth: Understand #Wealth Origins [5/5] They also face different dilemmas in #parenting effectively and in making choices about #estateplanning. lnkd.in/g6GvNk2X #DallasBusiness #WealthGap #BlackWealth #HoustonBusiness #BlackX #BlackTwitter
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
#Immigrants & #Natives to Wealth: Understand #Wealth Origins - #financialliteracy training throughout #childhood - relying on the #parents to actively model and teach both #values and #skills lnkd.in/g6GvNk2X #tech #wealth #BlackWealth @afro-tech.bsky.social #afrotech #adulting #Houston [4/5]
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Immigrants & #Natives to Wealth: Understand #Wealth Origins - Where battles play out most commonly is in fights over #spending patterns. Financial training of succeeding generations must be a thoughtful part of the family system for both #acquirers and #inheritors. ncfp.org/wp-content/u... [3/5]
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African Houston Business Directory @africanhbd.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Immigrants & Natives to Wealth: Understand People Wealth Origins - Fearing “the dark side of #wealth” the seductive aspects of #affluence that sap #motivation etc., vs. - #Heirs Raised with Wealth www.ncfp.org/wp-content/u... #Tx #Blacksky @baddiess.bsky.social @afro-tech.bsky.social [2/5]
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