Fighting about money is the #1 reason for divorce in America . From first-time newlyweds at the start of new careers to people marrying later in life or on their second or third marriage, couples face an overwhelming task when creating and managing a two-income household. Most couples find themselves frustrated when it comes to combining their complex financial histories, and, as a result, both their relationships and bank accounts suffer.

Dave Bach, nationally renowned financial advisor and author of the best selling Smart Women Finish Rich, knows that it doesn’t have to be this way. After years of first hand experience working with couples young and old, David Bach reveals that through communication and partnership, planning your finances together can be both fun and easy when you have the right tools.

In Smart Couples Finish Rich, David Bach offers couples a step-by-step guide to building and maintaining financial wealth for years to come. Instead of avoiding each other when it comes time to balance the checkbook, you and your partner will learn how to work together and identify your core values and dreams, creating a spending and saving plan that reflects your values as a couple. Packed with easy to use tools that will take you from credit-card management to long-term care, each chapter will guide you and your partner as a team toward a more rewarding financial plan based on the same overall financial objectives.

The Smart Couples Finish Rich nine-step journey provides every couple with strategies for organization, communication, and smarter spending you can put into action immediately.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the process of financial planning…if you’ve wondered how to find a financial professional who is both competent and trustworthy…if you know that a strategy would make all the difference to your financial future… if you’ve always suspected you could base your financial plans on something more meaningful than immediate needs and long- range goals…Values Based Financial Planning is for you.

Whether you’re already well-to-do or just beginning to build a nest egg, this book will help you make smart financial choices based on what’s important to you. It uses a five-step approach to help make the process easy and effective:

• Identify your values
• Set your goals
• Benchmark your current financial reality
• Create a Financial Road Map™
• Educate yourself or seek a Trusted Advisor™ to guide you in creating and implementing a plan

This book does not strive to cover everything there is to know about personal finance. It answers the question, “What should I do first?” By the time you finish Values Based Financial Planning and have your personal Financial Road Map™ in hand, you will have established a foundation of self-knowledge that will carry you confidently into the financial marketplace. You will be ready to create and implement a financial plan that reflects not only the wealth of experiences you seek in your future, but also the rich values you already hold today.

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