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Dear All The Single (and Married) Ladies and Dads of Daughters,     Some of us like to spend money. I don’t judge you. In fact, depending on the item, I like to spend money too (Hello, new kitchen knife set and 4...

As predictable as the seasons of the year, so are the seasons of a WIG – a Wealthy Independent Gal. At Well Lived Wealth, our clients tell us this common story of their life with all too frequent regularity. If I had a nickel for...

One of my passions is talking about business with other successful female entrepreneurs and executives. I love their creativity, passion and the hard work required to succeed in building a business from the ground-up, or running a...

Can anyone really be in control of anything- especially our future…Most mornings I wake up early, take a few moments for myself and read inspirational words that set the tone for my hopefully productive day. One quote I...

After working with, and knowing personally so many affluent people over the years, I have come to recognize a common secret among this group — particularly women:Despite having far more money than the average person in their...

It is an unfortunate reality that in marriages, women often leave the financial management to their husbands. One recent Prudential survey found that just a quarter of married women took charge of their family’s financial...

She’s elegant. She’s wise. She’s Queen Elizabeth mixed with a hint of Princess Margaret’s fun. Her children respect and love her; her grandchildren adore her. She reads the New York Times and the Wall Street...

Recently a client, Susan, sat in my office, bewildered. She’d been divorced for five years, and built an incredibly successful business, and loves the family she built with her two tween daughters. She’s upbeat, fun to be...

Admit it: Sometimes it is tempting to toss money at a parenting challenge to make it go away. Sick of yelling at the kids to do chores? A cleaning service is not hard to find, and easily affordable. Tired of nagging your teen to earn...

You’ve been diligent and smart, working with your financial advisor for years, preparing for what you know are life’s ups and downs. But these are uncertain times and things are different. The news is on all day long, and...

In the fabled love story of Cinderella and Prince Charming, we are told they live happily ever after. Everything just works out and the happy couple spends the rest of their lives in married bliss. But that, of course, is a fairy tale,...

How do you turn animosity down and switch on your upper, higher functioning brain? During a divorce, it’s imperative that you maintain a cool, logical head. That’s not so easy during a time like this (and I don’t mean...

You have just hired the perfect divorce attorney and you feel some relief. He gets you. He wants to fight for you, and you believe in him. For the purposes of this article, we will pretend he is a man. You may even be thinking he is...