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  • An Easy Guide to Picking Your Perfect Asset Allocation

    Investing | 02.05

    In conversations with my coworkers during our transition to Vanguard, I was amazed at how dangerously out of whack their asset allocations were. Some older employees had way too much…
  • The Single Most Powerful Investing Principle You Can Learn From My Coworkers

    Investing | 02.03

    This past week has been a big one at my firm. We finished our transition to a low-cost 401k provider, Vanguard, and completed our enrollment process. The switch has invigorated…
  • What Everyone Ought to Know About Their Income Tax Returns – Part 5

    Tax | 01.31

    GET RID OF TAX RETURN ANXIETY ONCE AND FOR ALL Congratulations! You’ve made it to the end of learning the fundamentals of your income tax return. A couple of more…
  • What Everyone Ought to Know About Their Income Tax Returns – Part 4

    Tax | 01.29

                      THE SECRET BEHIND YOUR TAXABLE INCOME We’ve made our way to the second page of the 1040. And believe it or not, the knowledge you acquired from the previous…
  • What Everyone Ought to Know About Their Income Tax Returns – Part 3

    Tax | 01.27

    YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE RICH TO REDUCE YOUR TAX LIABILITY In the first part of this series, you learned about starting off your return on the right foot and…
  • What Everyone Ought to Know About Their Income Tax Returns – Part 2

    Tax | 01.24

    THE SIMPLE GUIDE TO GROSS INCOME In Part 1, I introduced you to two key components at the beginning of your Form 1040. Now we get down to business and…
  • What Everyone Ought to Know About Their Income Tax Returns – Part 1

    Tax | 01.22

                  HOW TO START YOUR RETURN ON THE RIGHT FOOT As in any important relationship, you need to make a good first impression on your return. Messing up your name,…
  • What Everyone Ought to Know About Their Income Tax Returns – An Introduction

    Tax | 01.20

    Happy Monday! Now that we are a couple of weeks into the New Year, most of us are easing our way back into regular, post-holiday life. That life, for me,…
  • Surprising Questions I’ve Asked Myself During Wedding Planning

    Fundamentals | 01.17

    Since I’ve been on a gay marriage kick this week, Ben thought it would be a good idea to write about our wedding planning. I was a little hesitant because…
  • OK!!!

    LGBTQ Finance | 01.15

    Have you ever had a feeling that something big was about to happen?  Not a well-defined sense of the occurrence. Not even something you can really verbalize. But something that…
  • More Need-to-Know Highlights on the Same-Sex Marriage Fight in Utah

    LGBTQ Finance | 01.13

    One of the biggest stories in gay marriage at the end of 2013 has hung on to become the biggest story at the start of 2014. You may remember, right…
  • The Importance of Bringing Balance (Sheets) to Your Financial Life

    Fundamentals | 01.10

    So you’ve set some financial goals and started tracking your expenses. You’re well on your way to taking charge of your personal finances in 2014. The final piece of the…
  • Incredibly Easy Tools for Tracking your Expenses

    Fundamentals | 01.08

    You’ve heard me mention it before, and I’m sure I will talk about it a thousand more times: tracking your expenses will be one of the most beneficial things you…
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Brian Thompson Financial LLC (“BTF”), is a Registered investment Adviser in the States of Illinois and New York. Based in Chicago, BTF focuses specifically on serving mission-driven LGBTQ entrepreneurs locally and nationwide. Brian Thompson, JD, CFP® is a proud member of NAPFA, XY Planning Network and Pride Planners.