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When partners' class differences affect business decisions

My business partner comes from generational wealth and I'm the first person in my family to own a business, and we make financial decisions completely differently in ways that sometimes put us at odds. We've never acknowledged how our different backgrounds affect our risk tolerance and decision-making, but it's becoming harder to ignore.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

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Different relationships to money and risk reflect deeper differences in security that partners may struggle to discuss openly.

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