When I ask my working girlfriends when they plan to retire, or if they plan to retire, I usually get a quizzical look — and then a shrug. Most of…

If you’re a woman looking forward to retiring after years in the workforce, brace yourself. You may have less company than you expect. The share of older women remaining in…

College graduations are hopeful, exciting, scary … and, to be honest, somewhat bittersweet. On May 11, I attended the University of Richmond’s, cheering on my 22-year-old niece, Caitlin Bonney, as…

Eleanor Blayney says she’s lonely. The financial adviser and founder of Directions for Women, a financial consulting firm based in McLean, Va., is referring to the scarcity of fellow… err……

Why are women sissies at work? Seriously. Women in their 50s and 60s, including myself at times, are less likely than men to step up and say “I can do…

I’ve been thinking about long-term care insurance a lot lately, because my dad would have been 94 yesterday. He died six years ago after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Dad didn’t have…

Credit cards have been top of mind for me, and, I suspect, many of you lately. Hardly a week goes by without news of another credit and debit card security…

A question for women: Have you ever felt like disco dancing to keep yourself “balanced and sane” when feeling frustrated by your job? That’s what one of the 127 professional…

“My Mother’s Senior Years Were So Different From Mine.” That’s the title of the first chapter of the intriguing new book, The New Senior Woman: Reinventing The Years Beyond Mid-Life by Barbara…

When is the last time you worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week for total pay of $225? My guess is probably never. But if you’re a live-in…