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Will Separate Accounts Make a Happier Marriage? – by Laurie Itkin

December 30, 2014 by Laurie Itkin Leave a Comment

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Hello SOTGC community,

Men and women get married much later in life than they used to.  It used to be common for a married couple to combine all assets and open a joint checking account when they got married.  But with more couples marrying in their 30’s instead of their 20’s, each partner has typically earned income and accrued assets while living independently.

Is a professional woman who has earned and saved her own money expected to combine finances with her new husband? And what about signing a pre-nup? Is that equivalent to putting a wet blanket on romance?

For the full article please click here: Our Marriage Is Happier with Separate Accounts

 

Laurie Itkin

Laurie Itkin founded The Options Lady to educate and empower women and couples to take control of their finances, overcome their fears of investing, and grow the money they work so hard to earn. She is also a financial advisor and money manager at Coastwise Capital Group where she builds customized portfolios by investing in a variety of asset classes to meet the needs of her clients.

Laurie is author of the Amazon best seller Every Woman Should Know Her Options: Invest Your Way to Financial Empowerment; a contributor to DailyWorth, Daily Finance, and Stilettos on the Glass Ceiling; and a frequent guest on television, including Fox News and KUSI San Diego’s News Channel. Laurie graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1990 with a B.S. in economics and a concentration in finance.

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