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Joanne Cleaver

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Charlotte
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Covers:  Investing, personal finance, retirement, women 's career & financial issues, DEI, entrepreneurship, leadership development, travel, lifestyle, quilting, profiles.
Doesn't Cover: Sports, science, health, cooking, adventure, nature, decorating. And sports. No sports.
Creative coverage of creative entrepreneurship, women in business, and careers: that's the real Mrs. Cleaver!

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Freelance business journalist & editorial content director with extensive experience covering diversity, equity & inclusion, especially women's career issues and lifelong economic independence; personal finance, investing and retirement planning; homeownership, including finance, renovation and individual investing; entrepreneurship and economic development; profiles; long-form, including books; and travel. As the former diversity, equity and inclusion editor for InvestmentNews, I informed and …

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Return to office threatens to undermine advances for women

Return to office threatens to undermine advances for women

Women, especially, are reluctant to give up remote work, so there could be consequences if bosses take a hard…

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Pledges alone don't catalyze diversity - InvestmentNews

Pledges alone don't catalyze diversity - InvestmentNews

When diversity pledges are all talk and no action, companies invoke criticism. Successful pledges spur change.

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Alex David - DEI 2023 Lifetime Achievement Winner

Alex David - DEI 2023 Lifetime Achievement Winner

Daily experiences have helped Alex David to appreciate the need for professionals, especially African America…

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Native women

Native women

Native American women can gain a foothold in asset management or private equity through a new apprenticeship …

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Universities spark enthusiasm among Black students for advisory careers

Universities spark enthusiasm among Black students for advisory careers

Universities spark enthusiasm among Black students for advisory careers with pitches to introduce them to a f…

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Native American tribes place generational wealth in their own hands

Native American tribes place generational wealth in their own hands

Native American tribes are gaining economic muscle, and that expands horizons for investors and advisors who …

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Why cities are eyeing nonprofit real estate to solve their budget crises

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By Joanne Cleaver 
| Straight Arrow News
When Maine Public bought a largely empty building for a new studio in Portland, it figured the deal would come with the same property tax exemption that the radio and television nonprofit has long claimed for sites it owns in two other Maine cities. In February, the Portland tax assessor sent a bill anyway. Nobody disputes that Maine Public is a nonprofit. And Maine state statutes allow nonprofits with “benevolent” and “charitable” missions to bow out of paying property taxes.
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Have we reached the end of the DIY era?

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By Joanne Cleaver 
| Straight Arrow News
New home subscription services aim to put your honey-do list on autopilot. By signing up for regularly scheduled services that monitor and maintain important systems, homeowners will save money, hassle and headaches, the reasoning goes, while steady cash flow helps contractors stay in business. Win-win, right? Download the SAN app today to stay up-to-date with Unbiased. Straight Facts™. Point phone camera here Maybe, maybe not.
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What happens when private equity buys up local home contractors?

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By Joanne Cleaver 
| MSN
Joanne Cleaver The low-tech, high-touch industry of home maintenance services is having a moment. Repairing balky electrical outlets and replacing cracking concrete is exactly what both career-shifters and investors are looking for: problems homeowners must resolve , driving consistent sales and revenue.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Both ironically and literally.

How is social media changing news?

Sources are in charge. But they don't know what to do with their power. Hence: kittens.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Lou Grant. He's the heart and beat of my best editors!

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