On the grand scale, a
divorce financial planner coordinates your lawyer’s settlement
negotiations, which are based on your current financial
situation, with a financial plan of action, which is based on your
projected financial needs as a single person, five-, ten-,
twenty-years beyond the settlement date.
On a practical level, a
divorce financial planner is the rational voice guiding you through
financial decisions in which you must participate, informing you how
they will affect your long-term financial well-being, and what new
habits you must acquire to maintain a comfortable life-style
post-decree.
Before you become overwhelmed by the legal
process and question your ability to make sound financial decisions that can
affect you for the rest of your life.
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Sigman Tip #1: If you don’t see yourself enjoying a nice
dinner with your financial planner, find someone else you “click” with. After
all, your planner is ideally a partner for life. |
A decision-making and
action-planning environment void of emotionally-driven behavior that engulfs
this supremely difficult and disruptive time of your life.
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Sigman Tip #2: You can only see so
much standing in one place; use a financial planner to help you move
from where you are standing in order to see another viewpoint you might
have missed. This is a high stakes game with important results; trust
someone who knows and cares. |
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On a professional level, divorce financial
planners have combined academic and practical knowledge of divorce laws and
their financial ramifications; and scenarios for dividing the spousal assets
equitably for your long-term financial well-being.
On a practical level, a divorce
financial planner is a new pair of eyes on a financial situation you’ve
been in for a long time, with your former spouse. If you have any
concern about your current planner’s bias toward that spouse, you will
be well-served to engage services with a new Certified Financial
Planner™.
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Sigman Tip #3: Today is
not too soon to seek the services of a qualified professional to
accelerate the financial planning process. The younger we are the better
chance we have of achieving results. |
Your attorney will most
likely look for a divorce financial planner:
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with top-rate
negotiation skills
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with experience
working with divorce laws
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with the ability to
translate legal jargon and how it affects your long-term financial
well-being
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who provides FEE-ONLY
investment management services
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who is unconstrained
by the limitations of serving as an Expert Witness
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who allows your
attorney to practice law without interference
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You will walk away from Sigman Financial
Fitness™ with a settlement that is equitably fair, a vision of your
financial future as a single person, the tools to move forward in a
productive manner, and the ability to take care of your long-term financial
needs without fear or anxiety.
For information on specific issues Sigman
Financial Fitness™ addresses during divorce financial planning, please read
my article: Financial Mistakes to Avoid in a
Divorce Settlement
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Sigman Tip #4: You should
expect your financial planner to always put your needs first … no
exceptions. |
