Retirement Plan – Your plan for how you would like to spend your post-working years

IRA – a type of investment account that allows long term contributions for reduced tax burden

401k – a type of investment account that allows pre-tax contributions and often has an employer matching contribution

Income Gap – the difference between what women get paid and what men get paid for the same work

Emergency Fund – special savings account contributed to regularly and held aside for emergency expenses

Social Security – a program that pays people who are unable to work or who are past a certain age

Investment – a contribution made at a risk that awards long term payoffs in the future