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401(k) Women Participants
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401(k) women participants are female employees who contribute to and hold retirement savings in employer-sponsored 401(k) plans. They may vary by age, income, career stage, and financial goals, but all are actively building retirement security through these tax-advantaged accounts.
Female-Focused Firm Finds New Home
Women Financial Advisors RIA Financial Focus joins Securities America to support women clients with independent financial planning.
Women Project Investment Confidence, Receive Condescension
“Don’t you worry your pretty, little head.” It’s an attitude far too many women still (still!) receive when…
Why Are Women Less Risk Tolerant Than Men?
Let’s be clear, they said it, not us. Life events such as childbirth, child care and care-giving often…
How Did Women Score in a Basic Retirement Income Quiz?
This is a problem. Women are living longer and gaining in assets when compared with their male counterparts,…
Female 401(k) Participants are Not a Niche!
Women and financial planning matter. Discover why women lead in household finances yet still face uncertainty in financial decisions.
5 Frustrating Facts About Female 401(k) Fund Managers
The number of women in the 401(k) industry specifically, and financial services overall, is frustratingly low. A new…
401k Fail? Women Pre-Retirees Worse Off than a Generation Ago
Women 401k participants in their 50s are more “financially fragile” than they were just one generation ago, according…
3 Steps to Greater 401(k) Savings Rates for Women
Unsurprising, but still upsetting. While women and men are participating in 401(k) plans at the same rate (79…
How 401(k) Participants Benefit from ‘Women’s Pension Protection Act’
We all know the impact felt by the passing of the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Will the…
3 Tips for Closing the Retirement ‘Gender Gap’
A new study from Financial Finesse finds a 26 percent gap in the retirement savings shortfall of women…