# 4-28-26 The Hidden Costs of Divorce Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-investment-show-full-show-1123656/4-28-26-the-hidden-costs-of-divorce Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-investment-show-full-show-1123656/4-28-26-the-hidden-costs-of-divorce.md Podcast: [The Real Investment Show (Full Show)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-investment-show-full-show-1123656) Published: 2026-04-28T15:45:54+00:00 Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/user-949311744/4-28-26-the-hidden-costs-of Audio file: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2310832382-user-949311744-4-28-26-the-hidden-costs-of.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-real-investment-show-full-show-1123656/episodes/4-28-26-the-hidden-costs-of-divorce Duration seconds: 3009 ## Resource Divorce is rarely just emotional—it can be financially devastating. Lance Roberts and Jon Penn break down the many costs and consequences of divorce, with a focus on “financial infidelity” and how hidden spending, secret accounts, and undisclosed income are tearing marriages apart. Key topics include: 0:00 - INTRO 0:58 - Earnings Season Chugs Along 4:01 - What's Hanging Over Markets Now 5:31 - Market Breadth Narrows 10:34 - Private Jets & Early Wake-up Calls 11:24 - Cohabiting, Marriage, & Financial Conflict 16:14 - Forensic Accountants & Secret Families(!) 18:52 - Splitting & Combining Money - The Zero-based Budget 21:52 - Two Biggest Causes of Divorce 23:06 - The "Gray Divorce" Phenomenon 25:08 - Financial Infidelity & Gambling 30:08 - Biggest Risk in Marriage (Poll) 32:34 - "Half!" 36:10 - Pre-marital Financial Counseling 37:56 - The Real Meeting 42:07 - Financial Habits are Hereditary 47:17 - Beware Lifestyle Creep Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO, w Senior Investment Advisor, Jonathan Penn, CFP Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer ------- Do you enjoy our content? Rate us on Google: https://bit.ly/4b9JtEo ------- Watch Today's Full Video on our YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/live/sSYl1w7TUek?feature=share ------- Watch today's "Before the Bell" feature, "Narrow Rally Warning," here: https://youtu.be/KOvVspATC_o ------- * REGISTER for our next Candid Coffee, Saturday, May 16: "Financial Organization Made Simple:" https://streamyard.com/watch/SA6aj2aMdMhf -------- Watch our previous show, "Why is the Market Ignoring the Strait? " https://youtube.com/live/tpVJst4GNkE?feature=share ------- The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell, "Don’t Chase These All-Time Highs" is here: https://youtu.be/fcqpg6b… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-real-investment-show-full-show-1123656/episodes/4-28-26-the-hidden-costs-of-divorce/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-investment-show-full-show-1123656/4-28-26-the-hidden-costs-of-divorce.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.