Tag: money secrets
Sep 7, 2026
Over 40-plus years in financial planning, I noticed a common pattern with client couples: in meetings with advisors, one partner usually does most of the talking. The other sits back, nods in the right places, and answers direct questions. The professionals in the...
Mar 6, 2023
Do you keep secrets about your spending from your significant other? Research shows that 44% of partners do. Some money secrets within a coupleship are matters of privacy or convenience, while others cross a line into financial infidelity. A recent survey by...
Apr 18, 2022
Someone who wouldn’t dream of betraying their spouse or partner by having an illicit affair may be risking the relationship in another way: by committing financial infidelity. Being financially unfaithful to a partner has the potential to be just as damaging to the...
Dec 6, 2021
How willing are you to talk about money? Many of us are perfectly willing to talk a lot about others’ money: the cost of government programs, the cost of living, our personal taxes, and public policy on taxing business profits. What we don’t talk about is our...
Sep 28, 2015
“How Much Money Do You Make, Mom and Dad?”Watch this video on YouTube Do your kids know how much money you make? If not, and they asked, would you feel comfortable telling them? My hunch is that the most common answer to both these questions is...
