Young Couples Should Bank on a Financial Heart-to-Heart

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When it came to the royal wedding, no detail was off-limits: the bride's weight, who's making her dress and who didn't make the guest list.

Even the couple's finances are open to scrutiny. Did Prince William break with tradition and ask bride-to-be Kate Middleton to sign a prenup?

There are plenty of commoners in their 20s getting hitched every day. Their finances aren't fodder for the tabloids, although money will play a major role in their lives together. That's why, as unromantic as it may sound, young couples need to have a heart-to- heart talk about money long before they walk down the aisle.

"It's a business arrangement," said Mari Adam, a …