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WHY FINANCIAL INTIMACY MATTERS

• "For every two guys who graduate from college or get a higher degree, three women do."
  
  Belinda Luscombe, “Women Power: The Rise of the Sheconomy.”
  Time Inc.
  November 22, 2011
• "Women account for 51% of all workers in the high-paying management, professional, and related occupation."
  
  Department of Labor, 2009
• "There are 1 million high-income women in the U.S. earning more than $250,000 a year."
  
  Suzanne Kapner, “The Female Economy: What Women Want.”
  Fortune.com August 2009
• "Couples in which the woman makes 60% or more of the family's income are 38% more likely to divorce than those in which the man earns more."
  
  -Journal of Family Issues Study, 2010
• "86% [of women] believe that they do not know how to choose financial products."
  
  Prudential, Women & Money Study, 2010
• "[Women] want better information sources and educational materials to help them make decisions."
  
  Michael J. Silverstein, Boston Consulting Group
• "A recent poll found that one in three Americans who have combined their finances admitted lying to their spouses about money. The same study found 58% of respondents conceal cash from their spouse while 30% hide bills."
  
  Howard Dvorkin author of "How to Tell if Your Partner is Lying About Money
• “Men and women aren't on the same page with regard to the impact of the recession on their financial planning and many differences remain in how they view their money.
  
  PNC Wealth and Values Survey 2010