Tag: NRRI

Women today will spend about half of their adult years on their own. They are more likely not to marry; when they do marry, they do it later; and they are more likely to divorce. Therefore, it is important to understand the differential risk women approaching retirement face based on their marital histories A recent…

The brief’s key findings are: Women are spending a growing share of their lives single, so it is useful to consider how their marital history affects their retirement preparedness. While married women have much higher household earnings and wealth, they are more at risk of failing to maintain their standard of living in retirement. This…