2013 December Oklahoma Magazine

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LU $ So you’ve won the lottery, or perhaps you inherited a fortune from great-Aunt Pearl. Maybe you’ve earned a healthy chunk of change through good, old-fashioned hard work. But now you must decide HOW TO SPEND IT. Despite perception, spending money – SPENDING IT WISELY, that is – is not an easy task. There’s a lengthy list of things that must be done once money is obtained, including hiring an accountant or tax attorney, setting up a trust, weeding out those greedy ones who may want a piece of your newfound fortune and figuring out what the mission of your money will be. We talked to authorities in everything from wealth management to fashion to find out how to best PUT THAT FORTUNE TO GOOD USE.

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OKLAHOMA MAGAZINE | DECEMBER 2013


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