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5 ways financial advisors can serve the growing market of unwed couples

RIAs have much to offer the 7 million unhitched couples in the U.S. - including members of the LGBT community who can't get married and baby boomers who don't want to

Author Guest Columnist J.T. Hatfield Charles June 25, 2012 at 3:56 AM
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J.T. Hatfield Charles: Referring to someone's life partner or spouse equivalent as a 'roommate' or 'special friend' can quickly sour a client relationship.


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