Tax Law Changes Create New Gray Areas in Gray Divorce
No one plans to get divorced. Yet for couples in their 50s and older, so-called “gray divorce” can be a particularly complex and contentious undertaking.
No one plans to get divorced. Yet for couples in their 50s and older, so-called “gray divorce” can be a particularly complex and contentious undertaking.
It can be hard to foresee all the changes life throws at us over the years. It can be especially difficult to anticipate how those changes might impact wealth for generations to come.
Even though research shows that people with financial advisors are usually better prepared for retirement and more at ease with their financial wellness, selecting the right financial advisor is no easy decision.
Sudden wealth can take many forms, including selling a business, executing stock options or reaching a legal settlement. Most often, however, sudden wealth is the result of an inheritance.
Passing down values related to family wealth is one of the most crucial, yet challenging, tasks for parents today. A child’s experience with money during their formative years can shape how they save, spend and give for the rest of their life.
As the baby boomer generation approaches one of the largest transfers of wealth in U.S. history, individuals are focusing on how to facilitate the flow of their assets to their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Passing along more liquid assets – like stocks, bonds and cash – is somewhat straightforward.
Over the past year, there has been a lot of talk – and just as much confusion – about the Department of Labor’s “Fiduciary Rule”. The proposed rule will legally and ethically require all financial advisors who provide retirement planning advice to meet “best interest” advice standards.
One of the emerging trends in American family life is gray divorce, defined as divorce among partners over the age of 50. In fact, the divorce rate among those 50 and older has nearly doubled since 1990, according to a Bowling Green State University study.
Few can argue that wealth hasn’t changed over the past 100 years. The underlying factors that contribute to how we manage our money —family, work, society—are starkly different than in centuries past. And because of that, we invest differently; we save differently; we spend differently. There’s perhaps no better way to discuss the evolution of…
