𝐒𝟏𝐄𝟏𝟏 - 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 & 𝐋𝐆𝐁𝐓𝐐+ 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐝𝐝𝐬

𝐖𝐡𝐲 "𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥" 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬

Can you build unshakable financial security as an LGBTQ+ person in today’s volatile world? Dean Hershkowitz, a seasoned financial advisor and advocate for queer economic empowerment, joins The Skittle Squad Podcast to tackle the hard questions—from market crashes to marriage protections—with candor and actionable wisdom.

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠) 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞, 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬:

 🪙  𝐓𝐡𝐞 “𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥” 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭: Why retiring at 62 might mean choosing to work at Home Depot (and why that’s liberating).

 🪙  𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲’𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐆𝐁𝐓𝐐+ 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐬: Spoiler—it’s not disappearing, but you can’t rely on it alone.

 🪙  𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐬: Why Dean insists *“If you’re 50+ with no savings, 71 might be your new retirement age”* (and how to course-correct).

 🪙  𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬: Estate planning, life insurance, and why separate finances saved one couple from disaster.

 🪙  𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 & 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬: How to panic-proof your portfolio (with a side of Sasquatch scat humor).

 🪙  𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: While we stand by open dialogue, guest views don’t reflect endorsements by the show.

🔊 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰—then text your financial fears to a friend. Progress starts with tough conversations.

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