First, we could get started with the most minimal up-front investment, to test the waters and get our ideas straight.

首先，这可以让我们的先期投入最少，稍作尝试，就可以得出我们的想法。

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My articles cover everything from art investment funds and pension trusts for artists to art investment vacations, but also plenty of straight investment topics such as exchange-traded funds and municipal bond funds.

FORBES: I write about art and investing

Another powerful step you can take is to work with a financial firm that employs a simple, low-fee, straight-forward investment philosophy.

FORBES: Practice Radical Financial Simplicity

So let's get this straight: If the investment bankers' money is grudgingly handed over to the taxman it's squeaky clean.

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