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Getting Women to Talk About Money is the subject of an article in Kiplinger’s by Janet Bodnar. She and I have both noticed that many women leave finances up to their significant other, only to discover that it is being overlooked. “As long as there is money in the account, we’re alright.” Just because there are blank checks doesn’t mean there is money in the bank to cover them.

Why? Because men had traditionally been the breadwinners with women in the background running the home. That has thankfully changed. The Boomers saw women’s roles changing as they came out of the background and built a...