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Financial Advisor
January 2008
Caren Chesler |
With Gay Marriage Comes Gay Divorce Financial planners warn that gay couples, more than their heterosexual counterparts, need to plan for divorce, or they may find themselves facing some hefty financial consequences.   |
Investment Advisor
November 2007
Dana Levit |
Treat All Couples Equally With the recent recognition of gay marriage in Massachusetts and civil unions in seven more states, financial planning for same-sex clients is more complex than ever. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2013
Ingrid Case |
Big Changes for Gay Clients The Supreme Court ruling clarified the financial status of some legally married same-sex couples - but muddied it for others. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2011
Martha C. White |
Commingled Finances Advisors need to take extra steps in all the issues that couples face. |
Reason
July 2004
Tim Cavanaugh |
Defending Divorce A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that easy divorce in America provides some real social benefits, especially for women. |
Reason
September 2004
Julian Sanchez |
Not for Lovers As gay couples in Massachusetts celebrate their newfound right to marry, Virginia couples find themselves stripped even of the right to create marriage-like private contracts. |
Salon.com
March 19, 2001
Maria Russo |
The marriage hoax Conservative moralists, alarmed by the divorce rate, want us to return to a Golden Age of Marriage. Too bad it never existed. |
Salon.com
January 21, 2000
Shelley Emling |
A new year and a new spouse Forget losing weight. For 2000, a vast number of British couples resolved to lose something else... |
ifeminists
August 12, 2003
Wendy McElroy |
The Marriage Strike In examining reasons for the current decline of marriage, one question usually receives short shrift. Why are men reluctant to marry? |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
Ruth Halcomb |
Think Beyond the Needs of Ozzie and Harriet Families Less than 25 percent of U.S. households consist of married heterosexual couples with kids. The rights to property or even custody of children in the case of unmarried couples is anything but clear under the law. Tax planning is also an issue. |
BusinessWeek
December 3, 2009 |
Family Forums Web sites that focus on the finances and careers of gay and lesbian couples, domestic partners, single parents, and other family arrangements |
Financial Advisor
May 2007
Bruce W. Fraser |
When Clients Divorce When faced with divorcing clients, financial advisors can lose two clients, retain one or both. Which will you experience? |
BusinessWeek
December 3, 2009
Chris Farrell |
Beyond Ozzie and Harriet Clearing some of the financial hurdles facing nontraditional families. |
ifeminists
June 29, 2009
Wendy McElroy |
The Gay and Hetero Marriage Quagmire What constitutes a marriage should be determined by contract between the consenting adults involved, not by government. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2006
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Collaborative Divorce A bitter divorce can be hard on everybody, including a financial advisor. As husband and wife try to inflict emotional and financial damage on one another, their advisor may be caught in the middle. But there is a better way -- collaborative divorce. |
Reason
June 2003
Cathy Young |
Gay Rights Go to Court Sodomy laws, same-sex marriage, and the future of homosexual rights |
Financial Advisor
July 2005
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
A Kinder, Gentler Way To Divorce The financial impact of blowing a marriage apart can leave behind a lot of destruction. But collaborative divorce is gaining popularity as a way to ease much of the pain and suffering. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2012
Donald Jay Korn |
Split Decisions A fundamental fact of divorce is that it realigns relationships. When their clients divorce, financial planners must make sure they promptly and clearly redefine their own relationships with those clients. |
Financial Advisor
August 2012
Jeffrey H. Rattiner |
Minimizing The Pain The harsh and overlooked financial side of personal financial planning for divorce. |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Avoid Costly Marriage Mistakes Don't become a statistic -- family finances are the issue which causes most marriage breakups. |
ifeminists
August 5, 2003
Wendy McElroy |
The Marriage Quagmire The institution of marriage is in jeopardy. But it's the politicians themselves constituting the threat. |
Registered Rep.
August 17, 2010
Alan Lavine |
Insuring Clients In Divorce And Second Marriage State laws vary, but with a revocable trust, the person with a power of attorney typically cannot change the beneficiary designations on the life insurance policy. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2012
Elizabeth Wine |
Same-Sex Couples: The Emerging Client Niche Advisors are helping gay and lesbian clients face the unique barriers to achieving their financial goals. |
Reason
July 2007
David Weigel |
Foster Follies The cost of anti-gay discrimination: A study shoes if gay couples were expelled from the foster and adoptive care systems nationwide, 9,300 to 14,000 children would be displaced. The cost of putting all of them back into the foster system: about $130 million. |
Reason
June 2007
Jesse Walker |
Disney Legalizes Same-Sex Unions The world we live in is increasingly willing to embrace homosexual unions, even if many Americans -- and most states -- haven't gotten there yet. But if Mickey is cool with gay marriage, the rest of the country can't be that far behind. |
Salon.com
June 15, 2002
Carina Chocano |
Who wants to marry a regular person? In Michael Apted's sad, hopeful and deeply moving new documentary series on marriage in America, "I do" isn't a happy ending -- but rather an uncertain beginning. |
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Cost-effective Divorces Divorces often cost thousands of dollars -- but they don't have to. |
Salon.com
August 2, 2001
Daryl Lindsey |
Germany allows its first gay "marriages" With the law just one day old, same-sex couples are flooding the wedding registry... |
The Motley Fool
December 24, 2009
Kris Eddy |
Will Same-Sex Marriages Bring Gifts to Wall Street? Will the growing acceptance and legalization of gay marriage have a noticeable effect on businesses that cater to those engaging in the joyous event? |
Fast Company
Jul/Aug 2012
Dan Slater |
How OneGoodLove Tailors Its Matching System For LGBT "LTRs" OneGoodLove's Frank Mastronuzzi says the gay online-dating space underserves relationship-minded folks. |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
Tips For A Financially Sound Divorce Here are some tips at different stages of a divorce that may help you put your financial standings in order before things get out of hand |
BusinessWeek
December 15, 2003
Cliff Edwards |
The Rewards Of Tolerance Companies are finding that gay-friendly policies are good for productivity -- and the bottom line. |
Salon.com
October 3, 2000
Cathy Young |
Dr. Bad News After conducting a massive 25-year study, Judith Wallerstein concludes that children of divorce are hit hardest after they grow up... |
Entrepreneur
September 2004
Chris Penttila |
Domestic Dispute As employers respond to the marketplace, the debate over benefits for same-sex couples heats up. |
Investment Advisor
December 2007
Lewis Schiff |
Add a Break-Up Quarterback A divorce specialist can play a key role on your financial planning team. |
ifeminists
June 3, 2009
Wendy McElroy |
End the gay marriage debate! Privatize marriage Almost half of the adults in America are unmarried and single-person households outnumber married families with children. A glut of books and articles is suddenly declaring marriage to be either obsolete or rediscovered. |
Reason
June 2004
Ben Smith |
Lovers Without Borders What happens when gays from two different countries can't wed? |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2004
Anne Field |
The Great Divorce Handled right, divorces can be a new positive for the advisor: In most of the cases one advisor has encountered, she's ended up keeping both exes in the fold after the split-up. |
Investment Advisor
February 2007
Susan L. Hirshman |
Prenups and Protection Although a number of financial planning aspects are key to a marriage, the prenup may be moving higher on some of your wealthier clients' priority lists. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2009
Susan B. Weiner |
Unwed and Planning The number of unmarried couples living together is beginning to surpass the number of married couples. Advisors should start planning for these clients by uncovering exactly what it is they need. |
The Motley Fool
August 1, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Divorce's Silver Lining We tend to think of divorce as the separating of two people, a relationship event. But it's also a major financial event, involving the separation of two people's assets. Emerge from the storm in better financial shape. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Unwedded Bliss Most of the country's laws assume families will be headed by married couples. That means unmarried couples need to think more carefully about how to arrange their joint financial lives. |
ifeminists
February 11, 2003
Thompson & Sacks |
Undermining the American Family The American Law Institute, which exercises great influence on American jurisprudence, has just released a series of family law recommendations that would exacerbate our problems by trivializing the importance of marriage, encouraging divorce and accelerating fatherlessness. |
Salon.com
October 4, 2000
Jennifer Foote Sweeney |
Pluck and circumstance Judith Wallerstein makes a case for marriage, and on rare occasions, a healthy divorce... |
CFO
March 1, 2004
Kate O'Sullivan |
Goin' to the Chapel A court decision means employers may be required to provide full spousal benefits to gay couples. |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Gay Marriages Affect Businesses With gay marriages on the rise, employeers have to decide whether to extend their current benefit mix to all spouses, including same-sex ones, or perhaps whether to change their current benefit offerings for all employees. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Marital Rights Marriage brings with it certain financial and legal rights that every couple should take into account when thinking about how to create a solid plan for their future. Marriage will have an impact on your finances, and only by knowing its full extent can you plan correctly for every contingency. |
AskMen.com
Nick Kennedy |
Lessons From Dennis Hopper's Divorce Nothing can reduce your personal wealth quicker than a divorce. |
Reason
March 2009
Jacob Sullum |
Gay by Force If there is any room for common ground between the seemingly irreconcilable perspectives of those opposed to homosexuality and those fighting for gay rights, it lies in recognizing the distinction between public and private discrimination. |
Reason
September 2005
Julian Sanchez |
All Happy Families From a civil libertarian perspective, it's clear enough why the unequal treatment of gay parents is objectionable: The human desire for family isn't exclusive to heterosexuals, and attempts to prevent gays from raising families both stigmatize them and threaten to deprive them of an important component of a full life. |
