Working together with your partner is paramount to financial success.
It stands to reason that women and men who share family financial decisions have an opportunity to build on each other’s strengths and create a stronger team than if one spouse calls the shots alone.
This WSJ article goes in our file of examples of clients who had investment ideas that went wrong. Surprisingly, it is a Starkville, Mississippi written piece in The Wall Street Journal about the downfall of tree farmers relying exclusively on timber crops for retirement money.
For a variety of reasons, second (or third) marriages are becoming the norm. With them come blended families with ex-spouses, stepkids, half siblings and a whole new financial picture.
Congratulations to Lauren Black, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ for being ranked among Mississippi Business Journal’s Top 50 Under 40 Business Leaders.* This list recognizes the state’s top 50 up-and-coming business leaders under the age of 40, and is produced by the statewide weekly business newspaper (located in Jackson, MS). The Mississippi Business Journal (MBJ) covers the state’s business world, with opinion pieces and editorials on a variety of topics, from economic development to banking and law.