Women and Family
Bi-weekly blog from our resident expert, Brad Weisman
Women and Family: Prenups for Ideas Are All the Rage With Millennials
published Nov 1st 2016, 6:27 am, by Polly Mosendz (Bloomberg) — It’s well known that millennials prize experiences over possessions, but the latest trend in prenuptial agreements shows that this generation might also favor protecting what’s in their head over what’s in their wallet. The number of millennials seeking prenups
Women and Family by Brad Weisman: Families and Their Differences
Getting accustom to “differences” in a family is not always easy. In fact, it presents challenges, however as a family you are forced to often get use to how you are different. I believe it to be a good thing and an opportunity for some life lessons. My two sisters
Women and Family: Forming Connections by Brad Weisman
Forming connections as you get older becomes a key part of life. It can affect the paths you take and the relationships you sustain. Some help in business and many help in life. This is geared for everyone to learn from. When working for a company or starting your own
Women and Family by Brad Weisman: Protecting Your Social Landscape
As social media begins to take over our lives let’s remind ourselves that it is new real estate for most of us. No…..I am not talking about vegetation……but rather digital space. We all seem to keep leveraging social tools like Twitter….FB….Linkedin….etc. They are all great, however along with the new
Women and Family: Don’t Blame Divorce on Money. Ask: Did the Husband Have a Job?
published Jul 27th 2016, 11:01 pm, by Ben Steverman (Bloomberg) —Financial stress and fights over money can eat away at a marriage. But do they cause divorce? That’s a more complicated matter. A Harvard University study suggests that neither financial strains nor women’s increased ability to get out of an unhappy
Hollywood Can Save the American Family: Megan McArdle
published Mar 17th 2015, 12:35 pm, by Megan McArdle (Bloomberg View) — Robert Putnam’s “Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis” has touched off a wave of print and digital commentary. The book chronicles a growing divide between the way affluent kids are raised, in two-parent homes whose parents invest
Women and Family by Brad Weisman: Just Treat Her Right…
As men, we learn what we want in life at some point. It might be career driven or it might be something else. At an early age it is about being popular, however as we get older it is about things that are far more important. It could be career
Women and Family by Brad Weisman: The Test
We live in a world that focuses on “Success”, but we stay away from what “Challenges” each of us. This common thread carries into relationships. Marriage….dating…..friendships all focus on the good stuff and not the challenges that reality brings. The “Test” of any relationship is the ability to pile through