Dealing with financial infidelity

Financial infidelity, such as hiding credit card debt, can sever the bonds between couples. PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO
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NEW YORK (NYTIMES) - Ms Jessica Matthews knows what it is like to be the victim of infidelity - the financial kind.

Ms Matthews, a certified financial planner, dealt with it after she discovered years ago that her husband was hiding more than US$30,000 (S$41,390) in credit card debt. That rupture ended their marriage. But now she brings the experience to bear on helping her clients.

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