Your Spouse and Money

When you’re sharing your life with someone, you need to understand how that person views money so that you can achieve your joint financial goals.

Money matters can be so difficult to discuss, sometimes most especially with those closest to you. You may even have a bit of trepidation if you suspect you and your spouse or partner are out of harmony on financial matters, and that broaching the subject could lead to a disagreement. It might not be easy – it may even be messy – but it is crucial to have money conversations with the person you’re sharing your life with. In this episode, I provide tips to get started.

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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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Your Spouse and Money

Kathy Longo

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