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Thinking of purchasing a new home or investment property in the face of today's economic slump? Let the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and Wells Fargo make the process easier and more affordable.

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), the distinguished chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, will be the guest speaker at the 2008 NGLCC Diversity and Leadership in Financial Services Awards Dinner, to be held Dec. 18 at the New York Stock Exchange.

It's been a generation since energy issues have taken such a high profile in a presidential campaign, and both major party candidates are proposing ambitious plans to deal with the current energy crisis.

Despite this past year's economic slowdown, the recent credit crunch and plummeting stock prices on Wall Street, LGBT small business owners, like many of their straight counterparts, are successfully riding out the storm.

Despite the bleak news about the economy and the continuing credit crunch, small business owners have some built-in advantages for surviving—and thriving—during troubling times like these.

A new survey reveals that LGBT adults are less comfortable sharing intimate details about their finances with service providers than heterosexual consumers and thus less likely to seek expert assistance in financial matters.