Why You Need The Right Financial Advisor

The right financial advisor will work with you to create your financial plan

Shock and Awe –  I’m Divorced By Greg Rosen You’ve just returned home from your attorney’s office and you have agreed, in principle, to the final terms of your divorce.  Although you feel a sense of relief, you realize you have a lot of work ahead.  You are now responsible for an aspect of your [...]

Essential Tax Tips For Divorcing Women

It's important to take full responsibility for your taxes during divorce

Right now, all across the U.S., people are engaged in that annual ritual we all love to hate: filing state and federal income taxes. If you’re a newly divorced woman, or a woman who’s currently immersed in the divorce process, tax season can seem particularly trying. Do you have a new filing status? Is alimony [...]

Divorce. Think Financially Not Emotionally – Review and Giveaway

Divorce Think Financially, Not Emotionally

Today, I’d like to share a fabulous resource with you. I’ve added the book, Divorce. Think Financially, Not Emotionally® by Jeffrey Landers with Bedrock Divorce Advisors to my list of essential reading for any woman facing divorce with at least some financial assets. Jeffrey has done an excellent job of keeping what can be a complex [...]

The Financial Consequences of Late-Life Divorce

A late-life divorce can be financially devastating

It’s a simple law of economics that it costs two people less to live together than apart. So, when couples divorce, living expenses go up. Ensuring that you can support yourself after divorce is a priority and that means creating your plan for financial independence. It can mean very significant adjustments for anyone who’s been [...]

Forget Flu-Season, It’s Divorce-Season

January may be divorce month but don't rush the decision

I recently heard a rumor that January was ‘divorce month.’ Really? I guess I am not surprised as the holidays can really take their toll on people; family gatherings, financial stress, and the pending New Year all have a way of pulling on those heart strings. Apparently, if you’re filing for divorce in January you are [...]

Divorcing Your Old Budget: Marrying a New One

Divorce means adjusting your standard of living

By Tara Eisenhard The Good News:  Divorce affords you the opportunity to reinvent yourself! The Bad News:  Divorce forces you to reinvent your budget too. Married or single, we all feel the financial squeeze from time to time and many of us feel it the most when we take off our wedding bands (and contemplate [...]

Magical Debt Free Holidays

If you are contemplating or have been through a divorce this year chances are your budget is already stretched pretty thin. The looming holidays may have you panicking as you wonder how you will afford them. The good news is the best and most magical parts of the holidays won’t cost you a thing; you [...]

When Your Spouse Leaves You In Financial Ruin

Your spouse could ruin you financially if you don't stay involved

Rhoda was in her fifties when she faced divorced again. Aside from the bitter disappointment of a marriage that didn’t last, Rhoda was financially ruined. As someone who’d always been responsible about money and valued her credit rating, it was devastating. Here’s Rhoda. [contemplate1] I was almost one hundred percent ruined by my ex and [...]

The Great Divide: Retirement Assets in Divorce

retirement

During divorce proceedings many things are subject to being divided; the marital home, the kids, credit card debt and yes, investments one or both of you may have such as a 401(k) or an Individual Retirement Account.  It is important to understand how the division works whether you are on the giving or receiving end. [...]

Divorcing Your Health Insurance

Health insurance after divorce

The list of things affected by your divorce goes on and on; one thing you don’t want to let pass you by is health insurance for you and your children. While health insurance is not top of mind for many divorces, the ramifications of not being insured could have a dramatic affect on your future [...]