Retirement Planning Issues For Women
However, women tend to be smart long-term investors, and can retire comfortably with planning and an awareness of the issues they face. Issue #1: Longevity If you’re a 65-year-old woman, statistics say you have another 20.7 years of life left, compared with 18.1 years for the average male. That means women need to fund more years of retirement than men do, regardless of age. Plus, if you’re married to a man, there’s a good chance you’ll outlive your spouse and become solely responsible for your own health care and household expenses....