The truth is that no long-term, lasting relationship can exist without occasional arguments, disagreements, and differences ...

Many people are surprisingly clueless about key aspects of their partner’s finances — and that can hurt them. Here’s how to get on the same page. By Diane Harris Here’s a pop quiz for married couples.

Even the best of relationships can be painful at times. But, when your attempts to connect with your spouse are met with silence or refusal, it can start to feel lonely and rejected. It can make us ...

Have a clear picture of your Social Security income and spousal benefits. Understand the income available from your retirement investment accounts, and make sure that it's allocated the right way.

Scott Rick received a grant from the Russell Sage Foundation for the joint/separate account experiment described here. Love is in the air, and wedding season is upon us. Like many elder millennials, I ...

The data from our experiment with young couples clearly suggests that using only a joint account is better than using only separate accounts. However, having just a joint account is probably not ...

Home is a sanctuary from work stress, right? Not always. Even if you are able to leave your projects and worries at the office, your spouse may have difficulty doing so — and that stress can rub off ...

When you're married but only one spouse works, leaving retirement planning to the working partner puts financial security at risk. A joint effort is vital. These days, it’s not uncommon for the spouse ...

If you depend on your spouse’s job to help cover your day-to-day expenses and save for the future, it can be hard to hear that they’ve been let go at work. And you may not be sure what to do when your ...