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Financial planners say it happens all the time: couples who don’t see eye to eye on money matters often break up or divorce. One reason they run into trouble is that a financial mismatch makes it more difficult for them to achieve important goals, said financial adviser Bonnie Sewell of Leesburg, Virginia. “They’re working against…

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The brief’s key findings are: The impact of the financial crisis on the consumption of retirees depends on how much they have in financial assets, how they invest, and their reliance on assets for consumption. The crisis had little effect on those 40 percent with very small amounts of financial assets and the top 5 percent wit…