How yours and mine become ours: managing the finances of blended families

How yours and mine become ours: managing the finances of blended families

Published: October 30, 2023 at 7:20 a.m. ET Managing family finances is one of the leading causes of divorce. If nuclear families can’t agree on money matters, is it really surprising that a blended family often faces even more challenges? Additional outside forces, such as ex-spouses, as well as prejudice and heightened emotions brought into …

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House Fund intends to invest new $115 million in Berkeley-linked startups | TechCrunch

House Fund intends to invest new $115 million in Berkeley-linked startups |  TechCrunch

Image credits: nothjc/Getty Images House Fund, a pre-seed and early-stage venture capital fund for UC Berkeley startups, particularly artificial intelligence startups, today announced that it has closed the third tranche of Fund III for $115 million. With the closing of Fund III, Ken Goldberg, a University of California, Berkeley professor and prolific roboticist, will join …

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My cousin is about to retire at 55. In the meantime, my last financial advisor told me to pay off my mortgage, which was not good advice. How can I get on the right track?

My cousin is about to retire at 55.  In the meantime, my last financial advisor told me to pay off my mortgage, which was not good advice.  How can I get on the right track?

Question: My cousin recently informed me that he has been working with a financial planner for years and will be retiring at 55. I live in the UK. Is it advisable to hire a financial planner in the UK or have advisors in the US work with international clients? When we sought financial advice 2 …

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