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Important Considerations When Using AI in Your Work Product as a Financial Expert
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Education Funding After a Divorce: Options and Strategies
Divorce brings with it many financial decisions, and education funding is often one of the most significant. If you’ve saved for your child’s education in a tax-advantaged account, like a 529, you may be wondering how to handle those funds now that you’re separating from your spouse. Fortunately, there are (...)
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Playing the Game of LIFE (and Love): Why Financial Goals Matter
When I was a kid, I loved the board game LIFE. You know the one—hop in a plastic car, spin the wheel, pick up a spouse and a couple of peg-sized kids, and cruise through paydays, house purchases, and surprise expenses. It felt like a cheerful, colorful version of adulthood where everything (...)
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Reconciliation and Divorce: Sometimes Love Just Needs a Coffee Break
One of the first things I tell my clients is this: Be absolutely sure your marriage is over before you go through with a divorce. I know, I know—kind of a weird thing for a divorce financial analyst to say, right? Isn't that like a hairdresser telling you not to get bangs (...)
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Budgeting for Summer Fun
As the warmer months approach, the excitement for summer activities often begins to build. Whether it's planning a beach vacation, a trip to the mountains, or simply enjoying local events with friends and children, summertime brings a wealth of opportunities for leisure and adventure. However, amidst the thrill of summer (...)
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The Surprising Connection Between Mindfulness and Money Management
When it comes to mastering our finances, we often focus on numbers, budgets, and spreadsheets. However, your mental state might also play a significant role in your financial success. This is a critical component especially when faced with a life change like divorce or navigating your finances alone for the (...)
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How to Find Financial Clarity While Moving Past a Painful Chapter
National Ex-Spouse Day, celebrated on April 14 each year, is a day to forgive ex-spouses for past hurts that come with divorce/break up and move on. Instead of bashing the ex, the special day is designed for people to think about the positive impacts from past relationships. The day is (...)
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Level The Playing Field By Being Financially Informed
We all know the saying: if marriage is about love, then divorce is all about the money. This reality makes financial knowledge one of the most powerful tools you can have when going through a divorce. When one spouse has a stronger grasp of the couple’s finances, it creates an (...)
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Co-Parenting Tips For Shared Expenses
National Co-Parenting Day is an opportunity to change the mindset on divorce and work on the relationship with your co-parent. Successful co-parenting means for both parents to work together and share responsibility of a child or children. One source of conflict for co-parents is finances.
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March Madness: The Ultimate Divorce Financial Bracket
Every March, millions of fans obsess over their brackets, hoping for the perfect picks. But what if I told you that divorce has its own version of March Madness, with financial decisions just as high stakes as a championship game? You study the teams, their stats and their history. You (...)
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