Leave the investment to me, darling! It’s still a refrain in household finances and letting one person handle all money matters is the single biggest mistake couple make, says author Jacqui Clarke. As an advisor to some of Australia’s wealthiest families, Clarke knows a thing or two about how individuals can lose when it comes to family fortunes: In today’s episode she spells out the life lessons everyone needs to know. We cover, how to manage household wealth in everyone’s interest, the attractions of pooling money for couples, building your own ‘village’ of wealth consultants and making sense of ‘buy’ recommendations from stockbrokers. Jacqui Clarke, author of “Stop Worrying about Money’ joins Wealth Editor James Kirby in this episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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