http://altlanticinternationalpartnership.net/2011/05/atlantic-international-partnership-financial-headlinesmore-women-take-financial-lead-in-household/
DALLAS — Many couples run their households jointly, making financial decisions together as partners.
But more and more women are taking on the role of their family’s chief financial officer.
They set the budget, pay the bills, make the grocery list and can tell you how much it truly costs to run the family.
“Over the last five years, we have seen a significant increase with the clients and potential clients we have interviewed where the female in the relationship is either taking the lead in the decision-making process or at a minimum is involved in setting the objectives and risk tolerances for the family finances,” said Karen Burns, president of Capital Ideas, a Dallas investment firm.
“This is a dramatic change from when my partner first entered the investment world more than 40 years ago and a significant change from when I entered the business in 1995.”
In the past, her firm “rarely met the female spouses in our strategy meetings with our clients,” she said. “And now, most of the couples we deal with include either both spouses and frequently just the female.”
This is a dramatic change from when my partner first entered the investment world more than 40 years ago and a significant change from when I entered the business in 1995.”
ReplyDeleteIn the past, her firm “rarely met the female spouses in our strategy meetings with our clients,” she said. “And now, most of the couples we deal with include either both spouses and frequently just the female.”