Women Who Outearn Their Husbands Find a New Model in Taylor and Travis
The share of women who earn as much or more than their husbands is up significantly from the 1970s. Click here to read more.
Baby Boomer Women Are Now Deciding the Fate of Trillions of Dollars
With baby boomers aging and the gender gap in lifespans growing, more women have the final word on how the their investments are managed. Click here to read more.
Is Women’s Wealth Growing Faster Than Men’s Wealth?
Is Women’s Wealth Growing Faster Than Men’s Wealth? One study says yes. Two major factors may be influencing the trend. Picture the women of the world growing wealthier. It’s happening right now. Research from the Boston Consulting Group affirms this development. BCG, a leading business strategy advisor, says that as the world grew 5.2% wealthier between 2015 and 2016, women’s wealth grew 6.6%. In total, women own about $39.6 trillion in assets worldwide, and possess a 5% greater share of [...]
Do Women Face Greater Retirement Challenges Than Men?
Do Women Face Greater Retirement Challenges Than Men? If so, how can they plan to meet those challenges? A new study has raised eyebrows about the retirement prospects of women. It comes from the National Institute on Retirement Security, a non-profit, non-partisan research organization based in Washington, D.C. Studying 2012 U.S. Census data, NRIS found that women aged 65 and older had 26% less income than their male peers. Looking at Vanguard’s 2014 fact set on its retirement plans, NRIS [...]
Women, Longevity Risk & Retirement Saving
Women, Longevity Risk & Retirement Saving Statistics point out the need to save early, save consistently & stay invested. Will you live to be 100? If you’re a woman, your odds of becoming a centenarian are seemingly better than those of men. In the 2010 U.S. Census, over 80% of Americans aged 100 or older were women.1 Will you eventually live alone? According to the Administration on Aging (a division of the federal government’s Department of Health & Human Services), [...]