Financial life is getting more and more complicated. Just how much money do you need for a decent retirement? (As much as you can possibly get, it would seem.) What iscryptocurrency? Can your investment portfolio both make money and improve the world? It’s all especially fraught in Portland, a city historically less wealthy than its peers, where people generally don’t like ostentation but generally do like living well. That’s why we’re taking stock of Portland’s money: how to make it, how to save it, and how it’s changing. We’ve got microinvestment apps. We’ve got big new ideas for how to run a business. We’ve got scores of sweet deals and a talking dog. Money may not be easy to make, or even to understand, but here’s a surprising discovery in this project: itcan be fun.
Inside the Mind of A Portland Angel Investor
Venture capitalist Eric Rosenfeld talks about our start-up scene, where the money is coming from, and how Portland can cash in even more.
3 Great Collective Workplaces for Start-Ups in Portland
Sharing is caring at these rentable offices for freelancing workers searching for community.
Financial Lessons From the Chapman Swifts
How Portland’s most famous flock of birds reveals the true nature of money
What the New York Times Got Wrong About Portland
What we talk about when we talk about how the city makes a living
Three Steps to Retiring Rich
A strategy for health and happiness over the long haul—as told in notes from your future self.
The Portland Paycheck Peep Show!
We scope out some of Oregon’s more sensational salaries—go ahead, take a look.
Hot Tips from Portland’s Financial Pros
Enlighten your investments, get smart with taxes, consider cash flow, and find out which local stocks are on the rise
Five Local Credit Unions that Started Small But Aimed Big
Looking to leave the big banks for locally-raised credit union? Here are the options.
How Portland’s Cost of Living (and Beer) Compares to Major U.S. Cities
Think the cash is always greener in Portland? Think again. We do the math on average rent, transit prices, and the cost of a pint.
5 Apps to Transform Your Monetary Life
Your phone is about to become your new financial guru.
How Would the Buddha Budget?
Monetary angst is as old as money itself, but therapists haven’t specialized in the subject until recently.
How to Cash In On Legal Pot in Portland
We get the inside scoop on making money in the new marijuana market from one of Washington's pot branding pros.
One Portland Design Firm Weaves Success From Chaos—Here’s How
Industry’s Oved Valadez on how his design firm's hyper-collaborative anti-hierarchy works
Who Let the Doge Out?
Mining for millions (or ... not) with the world’s most adorable cryptocurrency
3 Incubators for Portland’s Next Smashing Start-Up
Got a great business idea? These entrepreneurial pros can help.
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