Like clockwork, the following scene is being repeated in homes across the country. The husband, having spent hours with income tax software, puts the couple’s tax return down in front of the wife and says, “Sign here, honey.” And without missing a beat, she does. After all, if she can’t trust her husband, who can she trust?

Not so fast, says author and financial intimacy expert Helga Hayse, who says that signing a joint tax return without understanding it could be the costliest mistake a woman can make. She’ll explain:

• How even your ex-spouse’s tax claims can haunt you years after
a divorce.

• The responsibilities wives share as one-half of a legal and
financial partnership.

• Why letting one person handle the taxes or finances is like getting into a car with a blind driver.

• Why many women are willing to remain in the dark about their
husband’s financial activities.

CREDENTIALS: The author of DON’T WORRY ABOUT A THING, DEAR: Why Women Need Financial Intimacy, Helga Hayse is a passionate and savvy writer and speaker. She has been interviewed on radio and television stations around the country and has conducted seminars about financial intimacy for New York Life, Merrill Lynch, Allstate and other companies. Her work has been featured in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, Christian Science Monitor, San Francisco Chronicle and other major publications.

AVAILABILITY: CA, nationwide by arrangement
and via telephone
CONTACT: Helga Hayse, (650) 345-9294 (CA); Helga@financialtinimacy.com; www.financialintimacy.com