Month: December 2019

When Spouses Aren’t on the Same Spending Page

Written by Zachary Morris, CFP® on December 26, 2019.

Tips for Aligning Your Marital Money Attitude

Many married couples split household tasks and responsibilities, choosing to divide and conquer in an age of unprecedented busyness. For example, one spouse might handle grocery shopping while the other does all the yard work. One spouse might do daycare drop-off while the other handles the kiddos’ bedtime routine. It’s an effective and efficient way to run a household, especially if both spouses work. When it comes to money issues, however, these topics are best tackled as a team.

Spending, budgeting, and other financial issues can cause stress and anxiety, so many couples avoid these topics. However, since money issues are one of the leading causes of divorce, it’s important to work through the uncomfortable topics and get on the same spending page.

Here are five tactics for making sure you and your spouse agree on household spending and avoid money conflicts:

Are You on Track to Meet Your Retirement Goals?

Written by Jeff Diamond, AIF® on December 9, 2019.

Net Worth Goals By Age

Do you find yourself wondering if you’re on track to meet your retirement goals? Are you saving diligently but still unsure whether it’s enough? A valuable benchmark to help you answer these questions is your net worth: that is, the number you’re left with when you add up your cash and other financial assets and subtract all your debts.

Paces Ferry Featured In: Financial Help for Divorced Women

Written by admin on December 9, 2019.

by: Mychelle Blake

Getting divorced is considered one of the top five stressful events one can experience. For divorced women, this stress can be exacerbated by her dealing with her new financial situation.