Manage your money like a man

Men and women face different challenges when it comes to earning, saving and investing. Here are 13 strategies men can follow to overcome the gender obstacles to financial success.

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Family finance: Embrace new realities

If your wife is your family's primary earner -- nearly 30% of women in dual-income households currently are -- use this opportunity to expand your roles and reassess plans. She may hold the 401(k) now, and you may be chief budget officer, which could allow you both to make new contributions to joint aims.

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Last updated November 05 2010: 9:00 AM ET

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