5 Smart Strategies to Save Money in Your Divorce with Leading Divorce Financial Professional, Heather Locus on Divorce & Beyond #229

This week on Divorce & Beyond, Host, Susan Guthrie speaks with Leading Financial Divorce Professional, Heather Locus, who returns to the podcast to share her top 5 insider tips for saving money in your divorce!

Heather Locus, CPA, CFP, CDFA, recently released her latest book, Financial Issues in Divorce: A Client Handbook, written at the request of the AAML, one of the top associations for family attorneys in the United States, so you can be sure that she knows what she is talking about.  Heather has a unique gift in the world of divorce financial professionals, for taking the difficult and complicated financial issues of divorce and breaking them down in simple and practical terms so that you can clearly and calmly review your options and make your decisions.  In this episode, Heather shares her insights into the best ways to save money in your divorce which cover topics such as avoiding common mistakes as well as setting out affirmative steps you can take to keep your hard-earned dollars in your pocket and not the attorney's coffers!

Don't dive into your divorce without listening to this episode! 

More About Heather Locus:

Heather founded the National Divorce Practice Group at BDF Private Wealth to help divorcing individuals consciously navigate their divorce’s emotional and business aspects. From hiring the right fit attorney through their SettleSmart™ analysis, then implementing the divorce decree and auditing it annually, Heather ensures you have the resources you need to start your next chapter on a firm footing.

Heather founded our Women’s Service Team in 2006 to help female executives and business owners, widows, and women transitioning through divorce. After going through her own divorce in 2011, she realized how much more we could do to support divorcing women and men with a practice dedicated to serving their unique needs. Heather is driven by deep empathy to help divorcing individuals have clarity and confidence in finalizing their divorce.

A Forbes “America’s Top Women Advisor,” Heather is a nine-time “Five Star Wealth Manager” according to Chicago magazine, was named an “Influential Women in Business” by The Business Ledger, a “Top 200 Wealth Advisor Mom” by Working Mother, and an InvestmentNews “Woman to Watch.” Heather is an author of two books on divorce and has contributed to leading publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Crain’s Chicago Business, Family Lawyer Magazine, and Divorce Magazine on multiple topics. She is a CPA, CFP® practitioner, and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA®) professional and has completed intensive executive coaching and divorce mediation training.

Heather loves learning from her teenage son and daughter and working with organizations she is passionate about, including After School Matters, The Lilac Tree, Between Friends, and Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Call/Text Heather at 312-312-2144 or email hlocus@bdfllc.com if you or a friend are contemplating or in the middle of a divorce.

Financial Issues in Divorce: A Client Handbook: Heather's latest book written for the American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys.

Listen to Heather's prior episode of Divorce & Beyond:  

Negotiating Your Financial Future: Key Factors to Consider with Leading Divorce Financial Professional, Heather Locus" on The Divorce & Beyond Podcast with Susan Guthrie, Esq. #114

 

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