As you start your new life together as a married couple, it can be important to prioritize healthy lines of communication and a sense of joint ownership of your shared financial future. In our most recent Couples & Money Study,1 couples who rated themselves as good communicators reported ...
If you already have a life insurance policy, it’s important that you remember to change the beneficiaries on those existing plans. Since you’ve gotten married, it’s only logical that you’d want your spouse to get everything should you die. However, regardless of the fact that you’re...
Managing financesfor newly married couples can seem to be a daunting task. It is therefore important to startplanning your financesright from the inception. To help you keep your calm and streamline your finances proceeding the wedding, let’s talk about the seven financial mistakes that you, as...
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In the long run, the lower-paid spouse may be eligible for a larger Social Security benefit than the person's solo income would allow. Brackets and Phaseouts Aligned The tax brackets for married couples filing a joint return are now approximately double the single bracket rate at the same in...
Questionnaires were distributed to 300 young married couples of which 75 couples responded with respect of their level of communication, occurrence of arguments and levels of stress regarding their finances. Results indicated that spousal communication influences the frequency of a rguments between spouses...
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This article investigated the relationship between spousal communication, financial arguments and financial stress matters within a marriage. Questionnaires were distributed to 300 young married couples of which 75 couples responded with respect of their level of communication, occurrence of arguments and ...
Newly married couples managing money together aren't the only people who will benefit from a joint account. Parents and teens—as well as adult children caring for their aging parents—may want to consider a joint checking account. The parent of a teenager can then monitor their child's accou...
For older couples, there is also the question of if the client's Social Security benefit needs to be revisited. If a couple divorces after 10 years of marriage, a nonworking spouse who is at least age 62, unmarried and has been divorced for at least two years, "may qualify for Social...