Women need to save more for retirement because they are at a higher risk for retirement insecurity as compared to men. According the report Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Women Need a Three-Legged Stool, published by the National Institute on Retirement Security,
accumulating assets is more difficult for women because they live longer, earn less and have less access to pension plans during their working years compared to men.
This pathfinder is designed as an introduction to the wealth of information for women about preparing for retirement.
Books
Numerous books in publication guide women to become successful financial planners. Call numbers begin with HG for the Library of Congress Classification scheme and 301 for the Dewey Decimal Classification
Helen Georgakis writes from a first-hand perspective, providing a step-by-step blueprint for women to plan their financial futures.
Edie Milligan is a Certified Financial Planner and a Charted Life Underwriter. This books focuses on demystifying the process of financing planning and preparing for retirement.
David Bach covers retirement planning as well as tax strategies, wills and insurance in an accessible manner that helps prepare women for financial independence.
A free e-book with seven chapters each written by an expert on retirement issues. It provides sound financial planning that is often too expensive for families.
Databases
Keywords to use for searching databases are "women and financial planning" and "women and retirement"
Under the heading Investment Topics is the "Women's Guide to Money Matters", a downloadable pdf. The guide covers topics such as how to set up a budget and thirty day fiscal plan. Of note is the section on "Six Money Tips for Part-Time Workers (Full-Time Parents Caregivers)" that address financial planning and retirement savings options for part-time workers.
Various guides to retirement can be found under Investment Goals header. Click on the Portfolio link at the top of the page and it will bring you to the listing of guides.
Factiva
Factiva provides general information and reports about retirement planning and women. Sources include newspapers, financial journals, and web sites.
Value Line Investment Survey
Provides comprehensive information on stocks, the stock market and the economy. The site features reports on companies and industries, stock tracking and portfolio modeling.
Gateway sites on the Internet
USA.gov
A site for information about United States government agencies, employment, and services. To find information about retirement click on the header "Explore Topics" located near the top of the page. This will bring you to a listing of U.S. Government Information, by Topic. Look to the right side of the page to find the link for Money and Taxes This link will take you a listing of topics. Click on Savings and Investing which includes information on Retirement Plans as well as other investment information.
AARP
The site has information on retirement planning in its Money section. Included is a section on Retirement Planning that covers information on 401 Ks, retirement planning advice, and a retirement calculator.
Web Sites
National Education and Resource Center on Women and Retirement Planning
Developed by WISER, with a grant from the U.S. Administration on Aging, the center is an information gateway for retirement planning. Here can be found resources such as fact sheets, special reports and links to related websites. Listed under Resources is a link on Retirement that will take you to a page with information about Retirement Plans. To the right of this list in further information in the Related Resources.
United States Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor developed a page on information and services that the department offers to women. The page is Find It! By audience-Women which has several topic headings. Under the heading DOL publications of Interest to Women is a pdf titled Women and Retirement Savings. The page Retirement Plans, Benefits, and Savings provides further information on retirement planning. Lastly The Retirement Education Campaign has information about retirement savings and tools to get started.
Beyond Today
A Wells Fargo website designed to help women with retirement. The site features Ages and Stages that address financial planning need at different times of life; Common Concerns which highlights and discusses financial matters; Tools & Checklists which provides resources and tools for retirement planning; and Blogs, Video, and More.
Online Journals
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is published by Dow Jones & Company. In circulation since 1889, the Journal mainly covers American and international business topics, and financial news and issues. An online version of the Journal was launched in 1996. Under the Personal Finance tab on the top of the page is a section on Retirement Planning. A search for "retirement planning and women" using the Web results feature returns a long list of links on the subject. This list can be viewed here - Web results. There is an interesting article on How Retirement Planning Shortchanges Women which outlines the obstacles women face due to h financial services industry underserving women.
Kiplinger
Published for sixty years, this magazine focuses on retirement planning in its both financially and personally. The mission is to help its readers plan and invest for their futures. The online version has a Retirement page that has articles, multimedia features, the latest market news, tools, an advice column and reports on retirement.
Organizations
WIFE.org
The Women's Institute for Financial Education is a non-profit dedicated to educating women so that they can meet their financial challenges. WIFE was founded by Candace Bahr and Ginita Wall, who are experts in women's finance. The web sites Retirement page is laid out in two columns of material on retirement. The left hand column is a listing of articles and the right hand column has some of the articles from the left. The articles on the left hand side of the page are highlighted with larger titles, bold font and graphics. Some of the topics include Retirement Myths and Truths, Protecting Income in Retirement and Why Women Need Retirement Planning More Than Men Do.
The site also includes links to financial resources such as Investmove.com, a site on investment planning and mpowercafe, Morningstar's Retirement Manager.
WISER
Women's Institute for Secure Retirement (WISER) mission is the advocate and educate about long term financial planning for women. It is the only organization to focus only on the financial challenges that women face.
WISER is a nonprofit organization that does outreach to policy makers, educators, and women in order to educate about issues relating to women's retirement income. The site also includes information about events, a blog and a newsletter.
Blogs
The Sugar Mama Chronicles
Manisha Thakor is the founder of Women's Financial Literacy Initiative and advocate of global women's empowerment. She earned her MBA from Harvard Business School in 1997 and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) chartholder. The blog is dedicated to providing personal finance information to women.
Daily Worth
Daily Worth was founded in 2009 by Amanda Steinburg to build a forum where women could talk about money management. Daily Worth provides accessible financial advice to women on investing, budgeting, earning and spending. The site has the option for daily emails on financial matters.
LearnVest
LearnVest was conceived by Alexa Van Trobel in 2006 and launched in 2009. LearnVest is a blog which provides unbiased financial information to women in order for them to make the best financial decisions. The site aims to support women in managing their personal finances and to address the retirement savings gap that exists between women and men. LearnVest's content and tools to make personal financial information accessible to women.
accumulating assets is more difficult for women because they live longer, earn less and have less access to pension plans during their working years compared to men.
This pathfinder is designed as an introduction to the wealth of information for women about preparing for retirement.
Books
Numerous books in publication guide women to become successful financial planners. Call numbers begin with HG for the Library of Congress Classification scheme and 301 for the Dewey Decimal Classification
Helen Georgakis writes from a first-hand perspective, providing a step-by-step blueprint for women to plan their financial futures.
Edie Milligan is a Certified Financial Planner and a Charted Life Underwriter. This books focuses on demystifying the process of financing planning and preparing for retirement.
David Bach covers retirement planning as well as tax strategies, wills and insurance in an accessible manner that helps prepare women for financial independence.
Databases
Keywords to use for searching databases are "women and financial planning" and "women and retirement"
Under the heading Investment Topics is the "Women's Guide to Money Matters", a downloadable pdf. The guide covers topics such as how to set up a budget and thirty day fiscal plan. Of note is the section on "Six Money Tips for Part-Time Workers (Full-Time Parents Caregivers)" that address financial planning and retirement savings options for part-time workers.
Various guides to retirement can be found under Investment Goals header. Click on the Portfolio link at the top of the page and it will bring you to the listing of guides.
Factiva
Factiva provides general information and reports about retirement planning and women. Sources include newspapers, financial journals, and web sites.
Provides comprehensive information on stocks, the stock market and the economy. The site features reports on companies and industries, stock tracking and portfolio modeling.
Gateway sites on the Internet
A site for information about United States government agencies, employment, and services. To find information about retirement click on the header "Explore Topics" located near the top of the page. This will bring you to a listing of U.S. Government Information, by Topic. Look to the right side of the page to find the link for Money and Taxes This link will take you a listing of topics. Click on Savings and Investing which includes information on Retirement Plans as well as other investment information.
The site has information on retirement planning in its Money section. Included is a section on Retirement Planning that covers information on 401 Ks, retirement planning advice, and a retirement calculator.
Web Sites
National Education and Resource Center on Women and Retirement Planning
Developed by WISER, with a grant from the U.S. Administration on Aging, the center is an information gateway for retirement planning. Here can be found resources such as fact sheets, special reports and links to related websites. Listed under Resources is a link on Retirement that will take you to a page with information about Retirement Plans. To the right of this list in further information in the Related Resources.
The U.S. Department of Labor developed a page on information and services that the department offers to women. The page is Find It! By audience-Women which has several topic headings. Under the heading DOL publications of Interest to Women is a pdf titled Women and Retirement Savings. The page Retirement Plans, Benefits, and Savings provides further information on retirement planning. Lastly The Retirement Education Campaign has information about retirement savings and tools to get started.
Beyond Today
A Wells Fargo website designed to help women with retirement. The site features Ages and Stages that address financial planning need at different times of life; Common Concerns which highlights and discusses financial matters; Tools & Checklists which provides resources and tools for retirement planning; and Blogs, Video, and More.
Online Journals
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is published by Dow Jones & Company. In circulation since 1889, the Journal mainly covers American and international business topics, and financial news and issues. An online version of the Journal was launched in 1996. Under the Personal Finance tab on the top of the page is a section on Retirement Planning. A search for "retirement planning and women" using the Web results feature returns a long list of links on the subject. This list can be viewed here - Web results. There is an interesting article on How Retirement Planning Shortchanges Women which outlines the obstacles women face due to h financial services industry underserving women.
Kiplinger
Published for sixty years, this magazine focuses on retirement planning in its both financially and personally. The mission is to help its readers plan and invest for their futures. The online version has a Retirement page that has articles, multimedia features, the latest market news, tools, an advice column and reports on retirement.
Organizations
WIFE.org
The Women's Institute for Financial Education is a non-profit dedicated to educating women so that they can meet their financial challenges. WIFE was founded by Candace Bahr and Ginita Wall, who are experts in women's finance. The web sites Retirement page is laid out in two columns of material on retirement. The left hand column is a listing of articles and the right hand column has some of the articles from the left. The articles on the left hand side of the page are highlighted with larger titles, bold font and graphics. Some of the topics include Retirement Myths and Truths, Protecting Income in Retirement and Why Women Need Retirement Planning More Than Men Do.
The site also includes links to financial resources such as Investmove.com, a site on investment planning and mpowercafe, Morningstar's Retirement Manager.
Women's Institute for Secure Retirement (WISER) mission is the advocate and educate about long term financial planning for women. It is the only organization to focus only on the financial challenges that women face.
WISER is a nonprofit organization that does outreach to policy makers, educators, and women in order to educate about issues relating to women's retirement income. The site also includes information about events, a blog and a newsletter.
Blogs
The Sugar Mama Chronicles
Manisha Thakor is the founder of Women's Financial Literacy Initiative and advocate of global women's empowerment. She earned her MBA from Harvard Business School in 1997 and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) chartholder. The blog is dedicated to providing personal finance information to women.
Daily Worth
Daily Worth was founded in 2009 by Amanda Steinburg to build a forum where women could talk about money management. Daily Worth provides accessible financial advice to women on investing, budgeting, earning and spending. The site has the option for daily emails on financial matters.
LearnVest
LearnVest was conceived by Alexa Van Trobel in 2006 and launched in 2009. LearnVest is a blog which provides unbiased financial information to women in order for them to make the best financial decisions. The site aims to support women in managing their personal finances and to address the retirement savings gap that exists between women and men. LearnVest's content and tools to make personal financial information accessible to women.
