We are Unique and so are our Financial Needs

We're unique. Our lives are different. Being a member of the LGBTQIA+ community allows us to live our lives as we design. So why are finance companies trying to sell us the same products and services that they do to a nuclear family with a mom, dad and 2.3 children.  Our lives are full of the richness we have for found family, partners, and friends closer to us than those related by birth.  And finance bloggers have left us out of the conversation – until now.

At Queerly Wealthy we’re going to talk about our needs as a community and how we can protect our families financially; while being uniquely us

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At Queerly Wealthy
We Educate

We share information about the financial needs of people that are not ‘typical’.  This encompasses any equity seeking group that has financial needs that expend beyond the typical nuclear family unit.  Maybe you have found family, adoptive family, step children, multiple partners, aging parental figures, or just people who are in your life that you want to take care of.  Financial literature doesn’t often address our needs. 

Here we talk about it. 

We talk about the roots of systemic economic discrimination and how it still pervades today.  And what we can do to help protect ourselves for the future.

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LGBTQIA+ and Employment Inequities

There is a serious underrepresentation of women with at least one intersecting identity (racialized, Indigenous, living with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+) ...

Uncovering Employment Inequities for LGBTQ2S+ Individuals

A recent white paper delves into the experiences of LGBTQ2S+ employees in Canada's workforce ...

Unmasking Workplace Inequities for LGBTQ2S+ Individuals

The workplace status quo, underpinned by heteronormativity and cisnormativity, needs transformation. ...

Who we are

Our Vision

At Queerly Wealthy, we want to shine a light onto the systemic economic discrimination that causes the wealth gap for the LGBTQIA+ community. A significant body of research has been done on the wealth gap by gender, race and ethnicity. Only recently has this research begun to include gender expression and sexual orientation – and the results are staggering.

  • Uncover the Root Causes of economic oppression for the LGBTQIA+ Community
  • Highlight the tailored financial interventions our community requires at each stage of our lives to be financially successful
  • Showcase what we can do as a community to protect ourselves financially for the future

How We Got Started

Our Purpose

Queerly Wealthy was born out of my frustration with the finance community. Being a Bay-Street boss babe with decades of experience in the financial industry, I was eternally frustrated that I was the one highlighting the needs of the 2SLGBTQ+ community to finance bros trying to sell me products and services that didn’t meet my needs.

My goal is to build awareness of the economic needs of my community and the inequality we continue to face; and in doing so, we can revolutionize the economics of the 2SLGBTQ+ Community

About

Janet Spreitzer

A Toronto based money expert, Janet has spent her career working in finance and volunteering to advance LGBTQ+ inclusion.

For over 20 years, Janet has worked in various capacities in financial firms. From leading Operations teams, training and development and implementing multi-year strategies.

During this time, she’s also worked towards making lives better for the LGBTQ+ communities. She started the LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group at her company and volunteered on multiple boards of not-for profit groups.

Janet believes that the best way to create inclusion for any equity seeking group is by leveling the financial playing field. Money gives people options – to DO and BE whatever you can dream of!

Experience

Over 20 years of experience in financial firms with roles held from Operations leadership, training and development, and multi-year strategy implementation.

Community

Advocacy experience include starting the LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group at Manulife and volunteered on various boards of not-for profit groups.

Philosophy

Janet believes that fostering inclusion for any equity-seeking group starts with creating a level financial playing field.