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  • How to Prepare Financially for Adoption

    LGBTQ Finance | 11.15

    Congratulations.  You’ve decided to adopt a child.  Now how are you going to pay for it? In honor of National Adoption Month, I’ve covered the importance of adoption and how…
  • Cafeteria Plans 101

    Insurance | 10.25

    This week, I’ll wrap up my posts on open enrollment. We’ve already talked about how to make the most out of your plan and identified which supplements you should make…
  • Three Insurance Supplements You Should Have in Your Plan

    Insurance | 10.18

    Since it’s open enrollment time, I wanted to remind you of some insurance supplements that you should keep in mind. The fundamental five – health, car, life, disability and home…
  • Making the Most Out of Your Open Enrollment

    Insurance | 10.11

    I can’t believe it’s October already. That means it’s not just time to pick out your costume, but also to gear up for the end of the year. You’ll want…
  • Five Financial Tasks to Complete Before You Have a Child

    Estate Planning | 07.12

    My friends like to joke that I hate kids. They tease me because whenever anyone asks if Ben and I are going to have children, the answer is a resounding…
  • Three Insurance Supplements You Should Have in Your Plan

    Insurance | 05.31

    This is the last entry in my insurance series. I hope you found it helpful. Insurance may not be the most interesting financial topic, but it plays a crucial role…
  • The Best Ways to Protect Your Home

    Insurance | 05.24

    I love talking to friends and clients about their financial lives. I especially love those “ah ha” moments when people realize that concepts they’ve never even considered are actually really…
  • A Matter of Life and Death

    Insurance | 05.17

    How often do you think of your own death? Do you value your life more when you do? The philosophy major in me loves questions like these — existential exercises…
  • Buying the Right Car Insurance Coverage

    Insurance | 05.10

    A couple of Sundays ago, Ben was on his way to his parents’ house in Indiana to spend some of his spring break with his family. About 15 minutes after…
  • Why You Need to Pay Attention to Your Health Insurance

    Insurance | 05.03

    Insurance is boring. No one likes to talk about it. We don’t even like to buy it. Most of the time, we only get it because the government requires it…
  • Important Takeaways from the Betterment LGBT Wealth Management Panel

    LGBTQ Finance | 12.07

    This past week, I had the pleasure of speaking on a LGBT Wealth Management Panel for Betterment, one of the country’s leading robo-advisors. We addressed a lot of financial issues…
  • How to Choose the Best Health Insurance Plan for You

    Insurance | 11.16

    Like many of you, Ben and I are going through open enrollment right now. Our current insurance carrier is no longer an option under Ben’s employer, so we have to…
  • Fixing Your Finances 101: Step 4 – Covering Your Bases

    Estate Planning | 09.07

    You’re over the hump! Just two more steps to go, and you will have what you need to help secure your financial future. As a review, in Step 1, we…
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Brian Thompson Financial LLC (“BTF”), is a Registered investment Adviser in the State of Illinois. Based in Chicago, BTF focuses specifically on serving the LGBTQ community locally and nationwide. Brian Thompson, JD, CFP® is a proud member of NAPFA, XY Planning Network and Pride Planners.