If you’re remarried or living with a significant other at midlife, managing your money together may look different than when you were younger. When you’re married for the first time and starting out in adult life, the two of you typically grow, and dev… Continue reading
In Jennifer Petriglieri’s new book, Couples That Work: How Dual Career Couples Can Thrive in Love and Work, the organizational behavior professor at the European graduate business school INSEAD puts things bluntly: Having two partners pursuing active c… Continue reading
You may have a 401(k) retirement plan at work and if you are married or have a partner, your one-and-only may have one, too. But have the two of you sat down to review the plans together and see if the combined investments make sense as a whole? Chance… Continue reading
For couples over 50, living together has a lot of appeal and is on the rise. In fact, the number of unmarried couples who are 50+ shot up 75% between 2007 and 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. One likely reason: many have experienced at least … Continue reading
(Editor’s note: Covering LGBTQ issues is an ongoing Next Avenue priority, and this June, during Pride Month, we are publishing a special LGBTQ-focused series. We started with a guide to LGBTQ allyship, followed by a Q&A with Frank DeCaro about his … Continue reading
When my wife, Evelyne, and I got married 27 years ago, the absolute last thing on our minds was retirement. Fast forward 27 years, with me now 66 and Evelyne turning 56 in a few months, and retirement is fast-becoming one of the first things on our min… Continue reading
As a Certified Financial Divorce Analyst, I’ve spent my career counseling couples and individuals going through the divorce process. And since the 2015 Supreme Court ruling repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and permitting same-sex marriages … Continue reading
After reviewing a new survey of widows from Merrill Lynch and Age Wave, I’m worried about the wives of America, or more specifically the wives who, sadly, will likely one day experience the financial shocks of widowhood. Women are more than three times… Continue reading
Couples in their 50s and 60s may be heading into a financial problem they haven’t thought about: If one spouse or partner makes all their money decisions, the other could be in big trouble if the relationship ends or the household’s so-called Chief Fin… Continue reading
It wasn’t always easy, but their sacrifices paid off. Continue reading