Retirement Planning for Couples
Retirement planning is an essential activity in your financial life, but that is all very well if you are just planning for yourself. Here are some tips for couples....
Financial Planning for Women after Divorce
Women are better prepared for their financial lives post-divorce. They are far more likely to seek out financial advice, improve spending habits, seek out employment and contribute to retirement savings....
How to Prevent Money from Ruining Your Marriage
Sharing finances with a partner comes with a lot of issues; mutual trust, respect, self-worth, etc. These are all areas that, if damaged even slightly, can lead to upset and tear the fabric of a marriage apart....
Money Lessons for Women
Gender roles in today is society have shifted dramatically from a time when little girls grew up hoping to find a good man who could take care of them financially....
Closing the Gender Gap in Retirement Planning
It is no secret that there is a gap in earnings between men and women, and while great strides have been made toward gender equality, how does that translate into retirement preparations?...
Retirement Planning For Couples
Couples have some unique advantages when it comes to retirement planning. For one thing, you have someone to pool resources with, share expenses, and help inspire (or nag) one another to save more....
Women and Financial Literacy – an issue that needs to be addressed
Financial literacy for women is an issue that needs to be addressed in the United States. Statistics show that women earn less than men and they also on average spend more years out of the workforce. This is alarming because women are getting the short...
For Love and Money
Relationships and money are two subjects which gain a lot of interest from people. Perhaps that is because these areas are ones where people would like to see improvement in their lives....
Social Security and Divorced Women
For divorced women nearing retirement, time is ticking away and financial readiness is an essential factor to consider. The good news is that although Social Security can be a rather complex matter, divorced women are eligible for a benefit that equals one half of their...
Death and Debt
The death of a spouse is heartbreaking and something that no one really wants to think about. Unfortunately, it is something that needs to be considered and a plan put in place to ease the major adjustment in one is life. The surviving spouse...