The Most Valuable Wedding Gift

The Most Valuable Wedding Gift you could give or receive.

The gift that most couples wish they had received in the beginning - a guide to partnership finance through money conversations. Going beyond the typical budget and debt conversation, this book empowers partnerships to have productive conversations leading to solid decisions as they start a new financial life together.

Money conversations are a leading cause of stress in marriages—in part because talking about money is rarely taught for so many of us. The Most Valuable Wedding Gift helps partnerships understand their deep-seated financial beliefs and behaviors, get on the same page with one another, and build a partnership that allows them to plan and grow together.

The Most Valuable Wedding Gift provides the tools to answer questions and have productive discussions about not only money, but goals, communication styles, and more. It’s not designed to tell you what to do—it’s designed to help you arrive at your own informed conclusions and move forward.

• Communication — How do you communicate, not just about money, but everything?
• Decisions and behavior—Why do you do what you do? How do you make money decisions?
• Taking stock—What do you know about your assets? (Hint: It’s a lot more than what’s in your bank and investment accounts.)
• Where you want to go—Have you considered your goals as a partnership? What do you need to think about now that you didn’t have to worry about before as an individual?
• Risk vs. Return—How much risk are you willing to take to reach your goals?
• Bringing it all together—How do you incorporate all of these concepts into an integrated strategy?

The Most Valuable Wedding Gift is for any partnership—married or not—that wants to:

• Understand each other better and work together more effectively.
• Reduce stress in their relationship or marriage—in the first year and beyond.
• Gain a stronger understanding of financial concepts and specific applications.