Carmen Brown

Jacqueline Rhinehart has two abiding money management principles: Never give a financial adviser total control of your portfolio and invest in what you know. Rhinehart...

Ibrahim Jackson, 30, and his wife, Natasha, 30, purchased a house in Baldwin, New York, about three years ago. At the time, they had $12,000...

When her marriage ended, Camille Graham continued to pursue one of her biggest dreams — to become a doctor. Achieving her goal, however, would require...

When defensive back Forey Duckett was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1993, he signed a contract worth $170,000 per year. “It was long before...

When the stock market bubble burst in 2000, Randy Asante sought professional help managing his investments. The 42-year-old accountant had been investing in the stock...

Johnnie E. Williams III shattered his right elbow in high school and ended his dreams of playing college basketball. He knew then he’d have to...

For 23 years Calvin and Jacqueline McGahee’s marriage has been a wonderful ride. They married at 19 and 20 and have since journeyed all over...

W hen she immigrated to the United States from the Caribbean island of Anguilla in the 1980s, Jerone Buchanan was determined to gain financial independence....

Dr. Edward J. Clemons, 44, was doing well operating his dental practice in Durham, North Carolina. But all his business success didn’t exactly prepare him...

When Brenda Brandle, a cafeteria manager in the Los Angeles Unified School District, decided to straighten out her finances in 1999, she knew she had...