Making The Most of Your Retirement Savings When You’re Single.
Most retirement advice is geared towards couples, but many people face retirement planning by themselves, especially women. Compared to men, fewer women re-marry and women are more likely to lose their spouse early on in life. Currently, about 40 percent of women aged 45 to 65 are unmarried. While it might seem unfair, these women need to save more money for retirement than they would if they were part of a couple. MoneySense found that single women need 70 percent of the ret