Prior to the 1930's, little thought was
given to planning for retirement.
Today, retirement planning is built
into employment through social security
and retirement plans so that even
the young employee becomes aware of
retirement and begins making financial
contributions as soon as he starts his
working career. However, it...
The oldest members of the huge baby boom cohort (born 1946-1964) will be facing
retirement in the next 10 years. Because of its large size, particularly in relation to the
cohorts that preceded it, the baby boom cohort has distended every social institution that
it has come in contact with...
Being old and female in America often means being alone and poor. To offset this outcome financial preparation for retirement should begin in the pre-retirement years. The purpose of this exploratory study was to assess the financial preparedness of mature, single women as they approach retirement by examining the relationships...