Despite Challenges, More Women Looking Forward to Retirement
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Despite starting with less savings at retirement and needing to fund more years in retirement, a new survey from Financial Engines (NASDAQ:FNGN) found that women are surprisingly optimistic about their golden years. Fifty-one percent of women surveyed said that they are looking forward to retirement, compared to just 41 percent of men. The survey also found that women are less worried than men about getting older (29 percent of women vs. 40 percent of men) or getting bored in retirement (20 percent of women vs. 25 percent of men). In fact, women looking forward to retirement are most excited about spending more time with family and friends (74 percent)…Read More