Her husband, Dennis Gurtz, is a financial planner, and he says it’s essential to make investment plans for the $1 million, which is disbursed in 20 annual payments of $50,000.
Carolyn, who appeared on NBC’s “Today Show” April 17, said because her husband is a financial planner, she had to give him some — but not all — of the money. “I know I’ll find something I want, too!” she said.
Dennis Gurtz has been a financial planner for more than 26 years, formerly working at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He began his professional career as an accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. and for the Ringling Bros. “From one circus to another,” he joked.
While he opts not to discuss his family’s personal plans for the money, he provided advice on what one should do upon winning or inheriting a large sum of cash.
