In the first part of this article, we discussed how women have challenges that are different from men when it comes to building wealth. The following strategies may also be helpful: Creating a spousal IRA, setting up health savings accounts, and claiming Social Security to maximize your benefits.
As investors, women have to deal with challenges that are different from those facing most men. Unequal pay, limited employment opportunities, and glass ceilings often reduce their lifetime earnings. The demands of pregnancy and childcare, most recently evident during COVID when women sacrificed work opportunities to care for homebound children in far greater numbers than their male partners, further widen the economic gap. Womens’ healthcare costs also tend to be higher, and because of a longer life expectancy, their assets need to last longer.