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Divorce Rich with Jacki Roessler, CDFA
Welcome to the Divorce Rich Podcast! Join your host, highly sought-after speaker and experienced Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, Jacki Roessler, CDFA in this engaging and down to earth show. Along with her guests, Jacki offers clear and detailed advice to improve your financial decisions before, during and after divorce so you can survive divorce rich! New episodes are posted every Thursday! You can reach Jacki through her Michigan-based firm, Roessler Divorce Consulting, located at 600 S. Adams, Suite 300, Birmingham, MI 48009 or by email at jacqueline@roesslerdivorce.com.
Episodes
70 episodes
Can You Afford to Live to 95 After Divorce? with Logan Dimitrie, CFP
Divorce can make you feel like you’re rebuilding from scratch, but the real challenge is longer than the settlement paperwork: how do you stay stable, independent, and confident for the next 25 to 40 years? We sit down with Logan Dimitrie, asso...
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Finish Line Whiplash and Divorce
You’re finally at the end of your divorce, you sign the agreement, and for a moment you can breathe again. Then the doubt rushes in and it feels like your brain is replaying every conversation, every number, every “what if I went to trial” scen...
Divorce in the Digital Age: What Your Digital Footprint Reveals with Max Emmer, Family Law Attorney
Your divorce isn’t just happening in courtrooms and conference rooms anymore. It’s happening in your texts, your emails, your payment apps, and the posts you forget you made. We’re joined by Michigan family law attorney, mediator, and collabora...
The Big Issue with QDROs (It's Not What You Think It Is!)
A pension can look “handled” in your divorce judgment and the former spouse can still get reduced (or zero) benefits. That is the gut punch behind today’s deep dive on QDROs, the qualified domestic relations orders that actually control p...
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The "Hot Stock Problem": When One Investment Dominates your Divorce
One stock can quietly take over your entire financial life and divorce forces you to make a decision before you feel ready. When a concentrated stock position grows out of employer equity, a hot tip, or a long run of gains, it can look like the...
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Stop Letting Chatbots Negotiate Your Divorce
AI is already sitting at the negotiation table in divorce, whether we want it there or not and that’s exactly why we wanted this conversation. I’m joined by Jamie Lima, a financial planner, certified divorce financial analyst, and software deve...
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Divorce Rich Book Club: Leah Hadley, CDFA, on Intentional Money
Leah Hadley’s Intentional Money invites women to rethink their relationship with money and build wealth in a way that supports the life they truly want. Drawing from years of experience helping women navigate career shifts, divorce, ca...
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Divorce, Taxes & the Big Beautiful Bill: What Changes Now? with Michael Brocavich, CFP®, MBA
Taxes changed, and so did the playbook for anyone navigating divorce, parenting costs, or retirement income. We sat down with Michael Brocavich, CFP, MBA Partner and Director of Fina...
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Divorce, Decoded: Collaborative Divorce Explored with Siedah Spencer-Ardis, MA, LMFT & Alisa Peskin-Shepherd, Esq.
In this episode of the Divorce Rich Podcast, part of our Divorce, Decoded mini-series, we take a strategic look at collaborative divorce — a private, team-based alternative to traditional litigation. Joined by Siedah Spen...
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Post-Divorce Investing Strategy for 2026 with Angela Palacios, CFP®, AIF®
Markets keep shouting; our plan gets quieter. We bring on Angela Palacios, Partner and Chief Investment Officer at the Center for Financial Planning, to translate noisy headlines into steady, real-world steps for anyone rebuilding finances afte...
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“I Just Want to Be Done"—and Why That’s the Most Dangerous Mindset in Divorce
Ever felt the surge of “I just want to be done” and almost signed away your future for a little quiet? We’ve been there with countless clients, and today we walk through how to turn that burnout into smarter, calmer decisions that protect your ...
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Are You Ready for Your First Meeting with Your Divorce Attorney with Family Law Attorney, Jorin Rubin, Esq.
Divorce feels like someone shuffled your entire life and told you to play the next hand perfectly. We walk you through the first moves that matter most: which documents to gather, how to build a simple but powerful budget, and how to choose an ...
How A Classic Comedy Sparks Real Talk On Divorce And Money: The First Wives' Club
A classic comedy, a live panel, and the real decisions that shape life after divorce—this episode brings it all together. We announce a special screening of First Wives Club at the Michigan Theater on January 28, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Divorce and the Mortgage: Can One Spouse Keep the Low Rate? With Brian Mutter, CDLP
Think you can simply “assume” the mortgage and keep that sweet 3% rate? We pull back the curtain on what actually happens when one spouse tries to take over the home loan after divorce—and why lenders often say “maybe” on the phone but “no” in ...
The Truth about Divorce in the Age of AI
We explore how AI can help you prepare during divorce while also showing where it can mislead you with confident but wrong answers. We share safe workflows, a real test that went off the rails on spousal support and legal advice and a clear pat...
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Teenagers and Divorce: The Hardcore Truth with Sarah Kuretzky Rossington
When a family splits, teens often look “fine” on the surface—grades steady, activities unchanged—while carrying a storm of fear, anger, and confusion underneath. We sit down with mental health pro Sarah Kuretzky Rossington to unpack how divorce...
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Grey Divorce after 50 Revisited: Why the Rules Completely Change with Financial Advisor, Sandy Adams, CFP
Unlock crucial insights into the growing phenomenon of gray divorce with our latest episode featuring Sandy Adams from the Center for Financial Planning. We'll unravel the complexities older adults face when contemplating a late-in-life divorce...
Holiday Hustle Break: The Divorce Money Tune-Up Your Future Self Will Thank You For
Holiday plans are loud; money problems are louder. We press pause on the overwhelm and walk you through a clean, step-by-step year-end checklist designed for life after divorce. From tax withholding to FSAs, investment strategy, and credit safe...
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Switch Days Without Stress: Expert Tips From Forest Levy-Wolfe
Jacki and her guest, parenting coach Forrest Levy Wolfe explore how to reduce chaos during two-home transitions with simple rituals, validating language, and clear, respectful limits. We cover: • why kids struggle most with un...
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Money Panic After Divorce? Let’s Unpanic with Coach Angela Cipriano
The moment the decree is signed, real life begins. We walk through the first months of financial independence after a divorce and show how small, steady actions create relief fast. Our guest, Angela Cipriano, a financial coach who rebuilt her o...
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The Shocking Cost of Health Coverage After Divorce
The moment a divorce becomes real, health insurance can feel like quicksand. Premiums spike, deadlines loom, and the plans you relied on may no longer cover the treatments that keep you well. We walk through a real client’s story to show how to...
Collaborative Instead of Combative Divorce with Attorney Randy Pitler
Divorce doesn’t have to be a courtroom sport. We sit down with Michigan family law attorney Randy Pittler to unpack how collaborative divorce reframes the process from “win-lose” to problem solving—replacing subpoenas and shuttle diplomacy with...
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The Financial Cost of Staying in a Bad Marriage
What if the most expensive choice isn’t divorce—it’s staying put? We pull back the curtain on the true financial toll of an unhappy marriage, from hidden debts you never signed off on to the slow bleed of funding a lifestyle that later becomes ...
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Why Your Lawyer is not Your Financial Planner
Ever had a doctor prescribe surgery but wondered who would guide you through the daily rehabilitation afterward? That's exactly the situation many people face in divorce when they rely solely on their attorney without bringing in a financial ex...
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Co-Parenting or Coercing? Recognizing the Difference with AJ Gajjar
Ever had your child return from their other parent's house acting like a completely different person? The tears, the aggression, the withdrawal – these aren't just normal post-visitation blues. They might be signs of something more concerning: ...
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