Getting Started
Why You Need To Act Now
Helpful Terms
& Tools
What To Consider
Social & Security References
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