Dr. Judith Gerhart, CFP
Certified Divorce Financial Analyst 
Mistake Women Make When Marrying
Monday, October 20th, 2008
Take Charge of the Finances and Have a Workable Budget
“Every women should be the family CFO. As CFO, you are the one who is paying the bills, keeping track of what you owe and how it’s titled. Even if you aren’t the one earning money, if anything happens you are in the power position. You’re [...]
The Top Ten Myths of Divorce
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Discussion of the most common misinformation about divorce
By: David Popenoe
1. Because people learn from their bad experiences, second marriages tend to be more successful than first marriages.
Although many people who divorce have successful subsequent marriages, the divorce rate of remarriages is in fact higher than that of first marriages.1 [Sources]
2 . Living together before marriage is [...]
Inner Game of Wealth
Monday, July 14th, 2008
The panic of suddenly being alone.
Do you see any patterns around money? Did you expect your partner to provide for you or did you come from a family where women took over for men who didn’t want to control money? I know I did this and I did it so I could have control [...]
Do you see similar patterns of behaviour?
Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Research suggests that you will spend the next five years or so re-examining yourself, your marriage and your past.
You may begin to see patterns of behaviour. You may see how much your spouse now mirrors many of the issues that existed in your family of origin. How the men in your life are all [...]
Money & Self Esteem
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
There is no such thing as a painless divorce - unless it wasn’t much of a marriage to begin with.
How I wish I had this expression posted on my refrigerator as I went through the ups and downs of relief and disbelief of my divorce. The initial period of shock lets you build up the [...]
