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Mixing business and personal relationships is verboten if you want to preserve a friendship—yet many advisors ignore this rule.

By Gabrielle Bauer |May 13, 2013

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Whether fresh off their honeymoon or yoked for years, the two people in a couple are bound to differ in their financial views and goals. Your job — helping them steer through financial landmines—is not for the faint of heart.

By Gabrielle Bauer |May 1, 2011

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