Boomer Retirement Briefs™

How Boomers Are Reshaping and Redefining "Retirement"

For Women

Is retirement different for women?  How about Social Security?  The short answer is YES.  And for so many different reasons.  Not the least of which is that women will live longer than most men.  We need to be prepared for that very fact.

Women from coast to coast need more information about planning for their retirement and financial security.  They need ideas for getting the conversation going.

In this section of Boomer Retirement Briefs, you can explore many of the reasons retirement will be different for women.  It gives you a place to go for information geared particularly to women.  There are worksheets, guides, and helpful resources throughout these posts. 

Use everything available and let me know if there are other topics you would like to see here.

10 Financial “Pearls of Wisdom” Moms are Sharing with Daughters

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Celebrating Women’s History Month with lots of great money advice An exciting thing happened this month—my guest column in Retirement Daily on The Street was the “top story” for a week.  I’ve written quite a few articles, but never took the #1 spot.  What’s so  [Read more...]

Spousal IRAs: Fund Yours this Tax Season

A Glimmer of Retirement Hope for At-Home Moms During the Ongoing COVID Crisis It’s not the most wonderful time of the year for most of us—it’s tax season.  Ugh. Time to reckon with your income and how much went to federal and state taxes. Time  [Read more...]

I just ordered my 60th birthday crown!

I bought my 60th birthday crown

What seems like just a moment ago, I woke up to my younger daughter wishing me a happy birthday.  She gleefully added, “Gee, Ma, you’re halfway to 100!  That’s old!”  For all of us math-whiz’s out there, that’s when I turned 50.  And in a  [Read more...]

That 401k Isn’t All His: Critical Information for Married Women

That 401(k) isn't all his. Image of couple in front of 401(k) sign

March is National Women’s History Month.  It’s a wonderful time to recognize the women and men who have changed the world to make it better for women. As I think about the advances made for women on the financial front, there are truly remarkable achievements.  [Read more...]

Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Right to Vote

Image of a vintage woman casting her vote

This August we celebrated 100 years of women’s right to vote.  On August 18, 1920, after 72 years of a sustained, strategic, and sometimes shocking battle, women's suffrage was won.  You know some of their names:  Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, Sojourner  [Read more...]