The biggest stumbling block to starting a new business — and succeeding — for anyone, is money. For women, the challenge is multiplied. There are plenty of reasons why women are…

A few weeks ago, I met Molly MacDonald, the founder and CEO of The Pink Fund, a nonprofit that provides financial aid to breast cancer patients. The 63-year old breast…

  Are you one of The 40 Women To Watch Over 40? Don’t stress if you’re the right sex and in the demo but didn’t make the cut this year. I’m…

WHEN he was 5 years old, Steven Elson built pretend skyscrapers out of blocks. It was the start of a love affair with buildings. At 60, his passion hasn’t subsided.…

When it comes to making work-related resolutions for 2013, you’ve probably seen advice this week urging you to do more: Network more, save more for retirement, ask your boss for more…

How hard is it to work hard and be nice? For some women, the answer is: Very. I’d be surprised to find a woman in the workplace today who doesn’t…

When my 50-something girlfriends and I talk about money, it usually involves something like how much we saved on a great pair of shoes, an unbelievably low airfare we scored…

Social Security turned 77 this week, and Mitt Romney’s choice of running mate, Paul Ryan, has put the retirement program on the front burner as a campaign issue. So I’ve…

As if divorce isn’t fraught with enough pain and aggravation, your finances can wind up as collateral damage if your ex or soon-to-be ex has bad credit. Months after you’ve…

Not long after my husband, Cliff, and I got married, he asked me to join him for a meeting with his financial adviser. Cliff had invested with this adviser for…