Women & money

By Kara McGuire, Star Tribune

Last update: June 21, 2007 - 4:49 PM

• About 90 percent of U.S. women will find themselves the sole keeper of their personal finances at some point during their lives.

• Women, who tend to move in and out of the workforce as they build families and care for aging parents, are less likely than men to receive a pension.

• Two out of every three women over age 65 rely on Social Security as their primary source of income.

Sources: National Center for Women and Retirement; Nevada state treasurer, National Women's Law Center

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