Episode 23: Financial Infidelity

Harboring money secrets can damage your relationship, yet a large percentage of Americans are failing to have candid conversations about finances with their spouse or partner

Did you know that 31% of Americans say they have lied to their spouse about money? Or that 80% of couples spend secret money?

Harboring money secrets can damage your relationship, yet a large percentage of Americans are failing to have candid conversations about finances with their spouse or partner.

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Kathy Longo

Kathy Longo is a Certified Financial Planner® practitioner, Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy®, and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst with over twenty-five years of wealth management experience. She is the founder and president of Flourish Wealth Management, an independent boutique wealth management firm in the Minneapolis area.

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Episode 23: Financial Infidelity

Harboring money secrets can damage your relationship, yet a large percentage of Americans are failing to have candid conversations about finances with their spouse or partner

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