Investing Facts for Women
Consider these facts
Establishing a solid, tailored investment plan is an important step for anyone. For women, investing takes on even more importance. Here are some facts to consider when beginning to develop a strategy:
- Women spend 12.6 years out of the workforce compared to only 10.4 months for men.¹ This may significantly reduce pension and Social Security benefits.
- If a woman reaches her 50th birthday without cancer or heart disease, she can expect to see 92.²
- The average age of widowhood is 56.³ It is likely a woman will end up managing her finances alone at some point in her life.
- Seventy-four percent of women are single when they pass away.4
- Seventy-five percent of caretakers of elderly family members are women.5
- Business Week, March 25, 2001
- Marketing to Women, Martha Barletta, 2003
- Bank Investment Marketing, May 1, 2001
- Philadelphia Inquirer, March 25, 2001
- Working Woman, April, 2000
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