Mitigating the Financial Racket of Divorce

Available for Interviews: Teddi Ann Barry

Teddy Ann Barry, Esq. is a family attorney and writer who has been serving families through divorce and custody and has been practicing family law for over twenty years, and also comes with a wealth of experience in mediation and collaborative law. She is also the author of The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Divorce in Colorado.

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Mitigating the Financial Divorce Racket:

DIVORCE HAS FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES

    • Sure you want to keep the house. Can you afford it?
    • Should you negotiate trading equity in the house for the retirement account?
    • How much do you need to earn each month to be ok?

Especially now, with maintenance laws changing, the rise and fall of property values, and the expense of creating two households and families from one, you must talk to a financial adviser.

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Insure the Love. Get the Prenup. Here’s Why.

Available for Interviews: Teddi Ann Barry

Teddy Ann Barry, Esq. is a family attorney and writer who has been serving families through divorce and custody and has been practicing family law for over twenty years; and also comes with a wealth of experience in mediation and collaborative law. She is also the author of The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Divorce in Colorado.

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Prenuptial Protections
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With the Holiday and Valentine’s engagements behind us, couples should be considering many more things besides dresses, caterers, and locations for a wedding. Do you really know who you are marrying?  What’s his debt picture look like? How much is she spending on “necessities” a month?  Are someone’s parents going to help you buy a home?  Is this a second marriage with children to protect?  What is the exit strategy?

    • While some may scoff at a Prenuptial Agreement, we advise couples to sign the prenup and insure the love!

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Inflation: 5 Strategies to Control Your Money Now

Available for Interviews: Harry Abrahamsen

Harry J. Abrahamsen is Founder & CEO Abrahamsen Financial Group. His company offers customized wealth management solutions—creating plans and portfolios that protect, preserve, and grow clients’ wealth. He is the author of the forthcoming book, Money Rules: 9 Rules to Massive Weatlh.

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Protecting Your Financial Future:

  • Inflation is here. We feel it at the pump, in the grocery store. Inflation is like the stealth tax, money is there, but it disappears quickly. You just must be smart about your Money Rules.
  • There are tens, if not hundreds, of invisible forces actively invading your wealth, sometimes all at the same time, and if you don’t build a moat around your paper castle, it will be plundered.

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Fall Cleaning Your Finances: 5 Ways to Keep Your Finances in Check

Available for Interviews: Harry Abrahamsen

Harry J. Abrahamsen is Founder & CEO Abrahamsen Financial Group. His company offers customized wealth management solutions—creating plans and portfolios that protect, preserve, and grow clients’ wealth. He was selected as one of the ten most dependable Wealth Managers in the Mid-Atlantic as published in Forbes magazine. Abrahamsen is the author of the new book, Money Rules: 9 Rules to Massive Wealth.

 

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5 Ways to Keep Your Finances in Check
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  1. ANALYZE YOUR FINANCES
    QUARTERLY OR BI-ANNUALLY

You want to make sure that your long-term strategy is congruent with your short-term strategy. If the short-term is not working out, you may need to adjust what you are doing to make sure your outcome produces the desired results you are looking to accomplish. It is just like setting sail on a voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. You know where you want to go and plot your course, but there are many factors that need to be considered to get you across and across safely. Your finances behave the exact same way. Check your current situation and make sure you are taking into consideration all the various wealth-eroding factors that can take you completely off course.

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A Sign of the Times: 5 Realities of Divorce in 2022

Available for Interviews: Teddi Ann Barry

Teddy Ann Barry, Esq. is a family attorney and writer who has been serving families through divorce and custody and has been practicing family law for over twenty years, and also comes with a wealth of experience in mediation and collaborative law. She is also the author of The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Divorce in Colorado.

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Realities of Divorce in 2022
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  1. IncreASING Property Values

The incredible increase in property values is leaving divorcing couples unable to buy out one party to keep the home—forcing the sale of the home and parties with far less trying to purchase or rent in the same extreme markets.

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Make More Money by Making These 5 “Money Moves”

Available for Interviews: Suzanne Powell

Suzanne Powell Suzanne is the founder of Capital Strategies Group, and acting Vice-President of Meridian Wealth Management. She is also the author of the newly released book, The Ultimate Money Moves for Women Over 50.

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Making More Money:

With inflation rising and wages staying stagnant, how can you increase your income? The author of Money Moves has some strategies.
Here are 5:

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It’s Never Too Late to Plan For Retirement

Available for Interviews: Suzanne Powell

Suzanne Powell Suzanne is the founder of Capital Strategies Group, and acting Vice-President of Meridian Wealth Management. She is also the author of the newly released book, The Ultimate Money Moves for Women Over 50.

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Personal Finance and Retirement:

One of the primary areas of our lives that are commonly reviewed is personal finance. If you are thinking about retiring within the next few years or longer, you may want to continue to create a resolution or two so that you can plan better for your non-working years. However, some people believe that it is simply too late for any plan to be effective or beneficial. While it is better to start preparing for your retirement years early in your adult years, starting now is better than never making any preparations. These are some areas you can resolve to address soon.

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Inflation: It’s Back Like Everything Else From the ’80s

Available for Interviews: Suzanne Powell

Suzanne Powell Suzanne is the founder of Capital Strategies Group, and acting Vice-President of Meridian Wealth Management. She is also the author of the newly released book, The Ultimate Money Moves for Women Over 50.

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How to Save Money During This Inflationary Period:

Remember the 1980s and high inflation? It was at that time that the world was in a major recession and the US had both tremendous unemployment and inflation. Last year we saw prices increase sharply in the area of energy and goods (especially gas and used cars). Supply chain issues also caused price increases in various goods while consumer demands for these goods remain high. Today, inflation is climbing at anxiety-producing levels. We see the effects everywhere: at the gas pumps, in the stores, with interest rates, etc. However, there are some things we can do to offset these financially unsettling times.

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5 Essential Strategies to Talk About Money With Kids

Available for Interviews: Chris Janeway

Chris Janeway is Founder & CEO Fourth Point Wealth and coaches investors throughout southern CA.  He is also a national speaker, financial coach and an advocate for financial literacy.

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Kids & Money
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Kids aren’t taught about money in school or often at home.  We don’t know how to appropriately teach good money habits.  Often, this is because we haven’t ever gotten educated ourselves.

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Pay Down Debt or Save For Retirement?

Available for Interviews: Chris Janeway

Chris Janeway is Founder & CEO Fourth Point Wealth and coaches investors throughout southern CA.  He is also a national speaker, financial coach and an advocate for financial literacy.

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Debt & Saving for Retirement
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    • This seems to be one of the most highly debated topics in personal finance. Most financial advisors will tell you that paying down your high-interest rate debt like credit cards is a priority, but that you should invest and pay the lower interest debt, especially a mortgage, over time.

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