Today we introduce you to one of our advisory board members, Christine Moriarty.
Christine is a Certified Financial Planner with a very unique specialty area: helping couples manage their money and their financial decisions. She has worked with thousands of people to create financial peace of mind.
She is often seen in The Boston Herald as a featured financial planner, and has shared her insights on families and money with publications including USA Today, Good Housekeeping, the Boston Globe, Better Homes and Gardens, Fidelity Focus Magazine and The LA Times.
Because planning and paying for college is at the forefront of our professional services, I’m sure you can easily see how Christine and I found our “common ground.”
The college decision nowadays represents one the largest – if not the largest – financial decisions a couple will make with their children. It deserves our full attention even though the ripple effects of paying for college won’t be felt for years. Christine is a resource for couples who will be making decisions like this.
Since many of us make financial resolutions for the New Year, I asked Christine to give us something for you to think about as we move into 2012. Christine can be reached through her company’s website, MONEYPEACE, and here is a brief sampling of her thinking:
One critical chapter of married life is money, and how that money gets handled is an essential component of any relationship.
Money, like love, is fluid and personal. No two relationships are alike and no two people handle money the same way. After years of coaching couples, I have discovered that all couples have issues around cash flow and control of money. Each couple resolves money issues in some way or another with a conversation, but real, deep communication seldom happens around money.
When couples solve the problem by merging all assets or by separating all money, they feel they have fixed the problem. They fail to recognize that their lives are ever changing and how they deal with their money needs to be reviewed often.
The true strength of a financial partnership is measured by the teamwork involved.
Can you say you are on a financial team with your partner? Are you striving toward mutual goals? Do each of you understand financially where you stand?
Teams make better choices. Regular coaching and meetings keep teams focused and trained for whatever life deals them.
Enlightened Finance for Couples is one tool that offers a framework for how a couple can work together toward their goals and share their financial life. Creating a team takes time, energy and a willingness to adapt.
No matter how you seek to build your financial partnership – with therapy, coaching, a certified financial planner or enlightened finance for couples; know that your investment will pay off for the long-term. The value will be found in your relationship and in your net worth.
Learn more about Christine’s coaching techniques and her Enlightened Finance for Couples Workshop by visiting her MONEYPEACE web site. And do subscribe to her mailing list. Her insights are unique.
