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  A House Divided: Help Client Couples Work Together

  By Olivia Mellan  |  October 23, 2012

  During the 30-plus years I’ve been counseling couples and teaching them how to resolve conflicts, I’ve identified many ways they tend to polarize around money.

• At NAPFA, Behavioral Economics—What Works and What Doesn’t

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 19, 2011

  Behavioral psychologist tells attendees what to do when client logic leaves the room.

• The Psychology of Advice: High Anxiety

  By Olivia Mellan  |  April 1, 2009

  If your heart beats faster when you check the market update, your head swims when you scan The Wall Street Journal, or your throat dries...

• Pants on Fire

  By Olivia Mellan  |  June 1, 2008

  The news is full of senior government officials involved in sex scandals, highly paid CEOs charged with options backdating, reputable writers and journalists caught in...

• The Age of Enlightenment

  By Olivia Mellan  |  March 1, 2008

  "Am I set for retirement?" the baby boomer client asked his financial advisor in their first meeting. "I've been writing checks for $3,000 a month...

• Brother and Sister, Where Art Thou?

  By Olivia Mellan  |  October 1, 2007

  To judge by the Genesis story of Cain and Abel, sibling rivalry has been going on as long as there have been siblings. Although this...

• Green Acres

  By Bobbi Dempsey  |  July 1, 2007

  When most people think of the wealthy, they automatically envision a Manhattan penthouse or equally metropolitan locale. And while it's true that big cities often...

• Helping Therapists Get Over Moneyphobia

  By Staff Writer  |  July 1, 2007

  The vast majority of psychotherapists are money avoiders. If a client brings up the subject of money, therapists often (consciously or unconsciously) deflect the discussion...

• Therapeutic Finance

  By Olivia Mellan  |  July 1, 2007

  A while ago, I took part in a committee retreat about teaching communication and counseling-related skills to financial planners. The discussion was sponsored by the...

• Child Is Father to the Man

  By Olivia Mellan  |  April 1, 2007

  Im gonna be like you, dad. You know I'm gonna be like you." I doubt if there are many parents who can listen to Harry Chapin...