Most estimates show that a woman’s income is cut by 40% after divorce. Most studies also show that women are less likely to feel confident about investing than their male counter-parts and especially in the South where they are traditionally not the primary breadwinner. Our next guest says that both of these problems and more leave women at a disadvantage in divorce. Mike Switzer interviews Stephanie Vokral, a certified financial planner with Investra in Columbia, SC.
Post-divorce women face many financial challenges
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