BEYOND OZZIE AND HARRIET

摘要

A few clicks of a television remote reveal a lot about the American family in 2009- In place of the images portrayed in the 1950s shows Father Knows Best and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, we now have The New Adventures of Old Christine, which follows the travails of a single mother, and Modern Family, which includes a male couple who adopt a baby girl from Vietnam.rnAmerica is a more diverse country, and financial planning is evolving to meet the needs of a more disparate group of clients. Many basic concerns, such as the need to start saving early for retirement, are the same for traditional and less conventional couples. Other problems are quite different, including the treatment of Social Security payments. Here's how some couples are addressing crucial financial issues.