A new study has found that breaking up your marriage will also break up your bank account.
Researchers found that ending a marriage can be almost as destructive to your retirement savings as the Great Recession was.
When you go through a divorce, you deal with legal fees. And, your assets get split in two. She gets half. And, your two-income household gets knocked down to one.
When you add it all up, the result is a meltdown in retirement savings as bad as the Great Recession. (USA Today)