If you're willing to talk about sex, if you're willing to talk about having children with somebody, freezing embryos, why would you not talk about money?

Today's guest is the amazing Jackie Combs, a partner of matrimonial and family law at Blankham.

The most reason that relationships break up are because, A, you can't communicate, but B, you really can't communicate about finances.

The most important thing that any of us can do is be advocates for ourselves.

It is so important that individuals feel financially secure in their marriage because there

was no romance without financial security.

So I wanted to bring Jackie on, not only to go into her history and how she became a partner at playing

realm, but also what you should do as a founder or someone who's getting into a relationship

and how to protect your assets.

If the goal is to retire by XH, what are we doing working backwards towards that?

Being true to myself and doing the best that I can and showing up every day and having a positive

attitude and being grateful for what I do and the ability that I can and showing up every day and having a positive attitude and being grateful for what I do

and the ability that I can to help people is important.

The ball's always dropping, right?

You just want to make sure that the ball that you drop today

is plastic and it's not glass.

I'm Rebecca Minkoff and this is Super Women.

Each week, inspiring women are interviewed to uncover the unexpected journeys, the challenges, and the unwavering spirit that makes them powerful.

Get ready to be motivated by stories of resilience and discover the keys to unlocking your own potential.

So this topic can be quite uncomfortable for a lot of people. When you started out going through

law school, did you know this is where I want to end up spending my time or tell me how you got there?

No, not at all. I wanted to be a corporate attorney and I was a corporate attorney prior to becoming a family law attorney.

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