Marcie Graham is pictured at her home in Amherstburg, Ont.. Most women don’t realize that, on average, it will cost them more than men to afford the same level of retirement comfort. The gender gap works out to a six-figure amount for a middle-class earner. (Brent Foster for The Globe and Mail )
Women and retirement
Why women need to save more than men for retirement
Longer life spans, health issues, less income and savings, and lower benefits are some of the hurdles
Earlier Discussion
Women and retirement: Where's your plan?
TD Waterhouse's Patricia Lovett-Reid answered your questions about retirement planning
Money poll
Ready for retirement? Take our poll
How much do you plan to save for retirement? Take our poll
Earlier Discussion
How to guarantee your retirement income for life
Alexandra Macqueen took questions on which income-generating products make sense for your retirement portfolio
Investing
Building a quality retirement income fund
Patricia Lovett-Reid discusses the foundations of retirement finances in this Let's Talk Investing video
Quiz
Could you be a wealthy woman?
Deborah Owens, author of A Purse of Your Own, challenges you to determine your pursonality quotient or PQ
A financial wake-up call for women
Experts urge women not to wait until a crisis hits to think about their money situation
Maybe you shouldn't save for retirement
Depending on your age and financial situation, RRSPs may need to wait
Invest like a man or a woman?
A gender divide does exist when it comes to financial behaviour, studies find. Here's what we can learn from both sexes
Women, as main caregivers, take a hit in retirement
Lending support to both children and parents means women may sacrifice saving for their own needs
Avoid a financial hit when caregiving
Six ways to prepare before an aging relative needs your care
Is your man your retirement plan?
Statistically, women outlive the men in their lives, and the time to think about that is now, not during retirement
Annuities keep women afloat in retirement
Longer life expectancies heighten need for a secure income stream
Want $1-million for retirement? Start here
Best-selling author Lesley Scorgie explains why retirement saving must start early
Retire like you've got a pension
Pensionize Your Nest Egg authors explain how to get the guaranteed income you desire in retirement
A Purse of Your Own: An Easy Guide to Financial Security
Wealth coach Deborah Owens offers a simple approach to investment literacy to encourage women to take control of their lives and purses
Retirement planning daunting for newcomers
Women, especially from developing countries, face a tough hill to climb and can suddenly find themselves in trouble
With retirement savings, time is money
When it comes to RRSPs, saving a lot is less important than saving early
Will your retirement be a wealthy one?
New book from MoneySense shows how you compare financially to others
Most women lack a financial plan
TD poll finds that only 20 per cent of women are 'very confident' they can achieve a comfortable retirement, a top financial goal
Saving for retirement and your child's education? Good luck
A poll finds that 15% of parents are putting money aside for their child's education over their own retirement needs, something not everyone sees as a problem
Retiring means you continue working
Economic meltdown, dearth of company pension plans leads to end of ‘Freedom 55’
