
Starting Over
03/17/21 • 41 min
2:30 - Stacy's background and inspiration
5:00 - The persistence of a gender imbalance in talking about money over generations
7:15 - The surge in gray divorce
11:00 - Silver linings from the pandemic
14:00 - Financial advisors handling divorce
17:00 - Specialists for helping sort out finances in a divorce
19:00 - The effect of new tax treatment on alimony/spousal support
21:30 - Nuances to dividing assets equally, especially tax impacts
24:30 - The disparity between married women and divorced women's retirement confidence
27:00 - The family home pitfall
28:45 - The risk of not investing
31:00 - The mortgage process for the post-divorce home
33:00 - 3 different divorce models
36:15 - Background on Savvy Ladies, Stacy's nonprofit
This episode is sponsored by Transamerica.
For more information, and tools on how you can support female clients on their journey to and through retirement visit www.transamerica.com/women-and-investing
2:30 - Stacy's background and inspiration
5:00 - The persistence of a gender imbalance in talking about money over generations
7:15 - The surge in gray divorce
11:00 - Silver linings from the pandemic
14:00 - Financial advisors handling divorce
17:00 - Specialists for helping sort out finances in a divorce
19:00 - The effect of new tax treatment on alimony/spousal support
21:30 - Nuances to dividing assets equally, especially tax impacts
24:30 - The disparity between married women and divorced women's retirement confidence
27:00 - The family home pitfall
28:45 - The risk of not investing
31:00 - The mortgage process for the post-divorce home
33:00 - 3 different divorce models
36:15 - Background on Savvy Ladies, Stacy's nonprofit
This episode is sponsored by Transamerica.
For more information, and tools on how you can support female clients on their journey to and through retirement visit www.transamerica.com/women-and-investing
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Caring for Caregivers
- 02:00 - Background on Liz O’Donnell’s elder care experience – what happened, what it meant for her earnings potential
- 05:30 - A first experience with a financial advisor and how it went wrong vs. why a second experience was better
- 12:00 - Guidelines for FAs when working with caregiver clients and the role the FA can play in coordinating
- 19:30 - How modern technology can help FAs in these situations, e.g. Zoom
- 24:30 - Connecting with the other professionals who support caregiver clients
- 28:30 - What goes into selecting a care facility
- 35:30 - Affording a care facility
- 41:45 - COVID-19 effect
- 44:30 - Approaching the discussions around this topic
This episode is sponsored by Transamerica
For more information, and tools on how you can support female clients on their journey to and through retirement visit www.transamerica.com/women-and-investing
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A Widow’s Journey
- 2:40 - When Heather started out in the industry
- 5:15 - Considerations to keep in mind when working with widows
- 8:00 - Organizing the steps of the financial process
- 12:45 - Importance of patience in the widow deciding where to live
- 15:00 - COVID adjustments for engaging with clients
- 20:00 - Staff growth during the pandemic
- 23:00 - Matching clients with the right advisor
- 26:00 - How to charge for these sorts of services
- 28:15 - The importance of sharing account access
- 31:45 - Coordinating with other service providers
- 34:45 - Resources for advisors in this area
- 37:15 - Final comments - Keep the person in mind
This episode is sponsored by Transamerica.
For more information, and tools on how you can support female clients on their journey to and through retirement visit www.transamerica.com/women-and-investing
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