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U.S. Banker June 2008 Karen Krebsbach |
Following a Vow of `I Do' With `OK, Now Sign Here' A recent poll shows that 49 percent of divorce-attorney members cited an increase in postnuptial agreements in the past five years.  |
Investment Advisor February 2007 Susan L. Hirshman |
Prenups and Protection Although a number of financial planning aspects are key to a marriage, the prenup may be moving higher on some of your wealthier clients' priority lists.  |
BusinessWeek April 16, 2007 Susan Berfield |
Does Your Marriage Need A Postnup? Postnuptial agreements can help ease tension as couples' fortunes change - and keep them out of divorce court.  |
AskMen.com Michael Hirsch |
How To: Create A Prenuptial Agreement If you're planning to get married, a prenuptial agreement is a good idea. Most guys don't know that a prenuptial agreement specifies what happens to joint martial assets, not only in the case of divorce, but in the event of death as well.  |
On Wall Street June 1, 2011 Myrna L. Wigod |
When "I Do" Becomes "I Don't" Without proper estate planning, your estranged spouse or partner may continue to have legal control over important decisions affecting you, your assets and your estate in the event you were to die or become disabled prior to the entry of a final judgment or decree of divorce.  |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2004 Ruth Halcomb |
Solidifying a Client Marriage There are a number of reasons advisors need to understand prenups and the battles that may accompany them, but one stands out above the others: If a client loses assets in a divorce, his advisor usually loses them as well.  |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Marital Rights, Part 2 Marriage brings automatic changes to your financial and estate planning. Careful attention to these issues is required in order to make sure that everything works the way that you and your spouse want.  |
Financial Planning August 1, 2012 Donald Jay Korn |
Split Decisions A fundamental fact of divorce is that it realigns relationships. When their clients divorce, financial planners must make sure they promptly and clearly redefine their own relationships with those clients.  |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Marital Rights Marriage brings with it certain financial and legal rights that every couple should take into account when thinking about how to create a solid plan for their future. Marriage will have an impact on your finances, and only by knowing its full extent can you plan correctly for every contingency.  |
AskMen.com Michael Hirsch |
How To: Convince Her To Sign A Prenup Now that you've learned the nitty-gritty of prenuptial agreements, it's time to bring up the topic with your woman and get her to sign on the dotted line before she heads down the aisle with you.  |
Financial Planning August 1, 2013 Ingrid Case |
Big Changes for Gay Clients The Supreme Court ruling clarified the financial status of some legally married same-sex couples - but muddied it for others.  |
Inc. June 2007 Daniel Akst |
Breakup Blues Protecting your business if you (or your kids) get divorced.  |
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Gaining From Community Property Community property has some interesting characteristics. In addition to saving capital-gains taxes, there are some other potential tax savings that can result from owning community property.  |
Entrepreneur September 2003 Nichole L. Torres |
All's Fair All's fair in love and business, so you may need a prenup to protect your company's assets.  |
AskMen.com Nick Kennedy |
Lessons From Dennis Hopper's Divorce Nothing can reduce your personal wealth quicker than a divorce.  |
Financial Advisor August 2010 Ben Mattlin |
Tension Tamers Here's how to help your clients avert inheritance lawsuits between their kids and a new spouse.  |
Financial Advisor August 2012 Jeffrey H. Rattiner |
Minimizing The Pain The harsh and overlooked financial side of personal financial planning for divorce.  |
AskMen.com Nick Kennedy |
Divorce Insurance Divorce insurance. You heard it right. Just when you thought payday lending was the sleaziest way to make a buck  |
Inc. June 2007 Daniel Akst |
Partners in Business and Life If you and your spouse are co-owners of a business, you need to get your ducks in a row. Tactfully.  |
Registered Rep. August 17, 2010 Alan Lavine |
Insuring Clients In Divorce And Second Marriage State laws vary, but with a revocable trust, the person with a power of attorney typically cannot change the beneficiary designations on the life insurance policy.  |
The Motley Fool November 16, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Second Marriages With Kids: Part 1 When it comes to finances and estate planning, few situations present more difficult challenges than second marriages.  |
The Motley Fool November 16, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Second Marriages With Kids: Part 2 Second marriages, and the possible resulting family structure -- with stepchildren potentially on both sides of the family with half-siblings in the middle -- can wreak havoc on conventional financial and estate planning.  |
Investment Advisor March 2007 Tere D'Amato |
Rich Spouse, Poor Spouse New estate planning techniques may help your financial advisory clients tackle common problems. As with all estate planning, the guidance of an experienced estate planning attorney is key.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2007 Donald Jay Korn |
Mars and Venus When married clients approach financial planning differently, advisors have problems to solve.  |
The Motley Fool June 19, 2006 Rich Duprey |
Step Up to a Prenup What a pre-marriage agreement lacks in romantic subtlety, it makes up for in financial security.  |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Surviving Divorce When your relationship ends, don't let your financial life end with it. Here's some advice to help you sort through the issues.  |
AskMen.com Terence Channon |
Financially Prepare For A Divorce Here are some tips to financially prepare for a divorce and make sure you survive without any permanent monetary scars.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien |
White Paper He Said, She Said: Affluent households in which both spouses work are more likely to share the responsibility of meeting with the financial advisor.  |
ifeminists June 3, 2009 Wendy McElroy |
End the gay marriage debate! Privatize marriage Almost half of the adults in America are unmarried and single-person households outnumber married families with children. A glut of books and articles is suddenly declaring marriage to be either obsolete or rediscovered.  |
Salon.com March 19, 2001 Maria Russo |
The marriage hoax Conservative moralists, alarmed by the divorce rate, want us to return to a Golden Age of Marriage. Too bad it never existed.  |
The Motley Fool May 31, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Estate Planning: Two's Company Estate planning for couples introduces a new set of challenges. Integrating your estate planning with your partner can help build a road map of your mutual vision for the future.  |
Registered Rep. February 24, 2015 John Kador |
Love and Marriage To better advise married couples, advisors should be informed.  |
Salon.com January 21, 2000 Shelley Emling |
A new year and a new spouse Forget losing weight. For 2000, a vast number of British couples resolved to lose something else...  |
Financial Advisor April 2007 Marla Brill |
The Couples Dynamic A new study reveals why financial advisors sometimes feel like marriage counselors.  |
The Motley Fool June 16, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Bypassing High Estate Taxes Using a bypass trust in your estate plan can create big tax savings.  |
Registered Rep. October 11, 2006 David Geracioti |
Divorce Is For Advisors Wacky Prenups... Solidifying a Client Marriage... Stages: Marriage and the Financial Advisor... When Affluenza Strikes...  |
The Motley Fool June 9, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Money and Remarriage A list of financial issues that you should tackle when getting married. All this stuff is important whether it's your first or fifth marriage. But it's especially important for couples who have merged their money with another in the past.  |
The Motley Fool February 15, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
For Richer or Poorer... Again There are certainly a lot of financial advantages to being married. But there can also be many more complexities with your happy new union. Here is sound financial guidance for couples who remarry.  |
Entrepreneur January 2010 |
Ugly Breakup The ravages of divorce can wreck your business. Here's how to avoid financial disaster.  |
Financial Advisor July 2007 Dave J. Drucker |
The Financially Illiterate Spouse How can financial advisors plan for a couple when one spouse won't participate?  |
The Motley Fool March 13, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
3 Ways to Protect Your Spouse Add these financial tips to your wedding vows. 1. Get some insurance... 2. Write a will... etc.  |
Investment Advisor May 2010 Angela Herbers |
The Fast Track: A Marriage of Inconvenience A spouse in a practice almost always results in more problems than it solves.  |
The Motley Fool June 19, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Should You Trust Your Spouse? A marital trust in your estate plan can protect your whole family.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2012 Martin Shenkman |
Estate-Tax Minefield The rest of this year promises to be very challenging for planners with wealthy clients. The federal exemptions on gift and estate taxes currently stand at $5.12 million, but they are scheduled to drop to $1 million in 2013 unless lawmakers act.  |