women and money

Some women are in charge of the household budget – and prefer to keep it that way – while other ladies delegate the responsibility of managing household finances to their significant other. Regardless of whether you're a single woman who's steering your own finances, or are running an...

The Frugalista Files, written by former Miami Herald personal finance blogger Natalie McNeal, captures a 34-year old's attempt to pay off her credit card debt -- "without giving up the fabulous life." But will women really buy it?

Come retirement age, women are typically in much worse financial shape than men. Even though women now account for about 50% of the workforce, they still make less than men (several hundred thousand dollars to upwards of $1 million less over a lifetime), and because women take time out of the...

Over the last decade, 140,000 women have exited Wall Street -- with many betting instead on their own entrepreneurial ventures. In fact, women have started companies at twice the rate of men over the past few years. Jules Reid is one of them. She left her 10-year career as a stockbroker to pursue...

If you walked into the average bookstore, you'd think that women rule the roost when it comes to personal finance. From Suze Orman's now-classic Women and Money to the more recent (and more colorfully titled) Bitches on a Budget, there's no shortage of do-it-yourself financial advice tailored to...

I'll probably read Dan Abrams' new book, Man Down, when it comes out -- a book abut how women are better than men in just about everything. I can see it now -- we're better managers/leaders, we're better multi-taskers, we're better caretakers, graduate from college at a higher rate than men, more...

Move over men of America: There's a woman running the family finances. A landmark study released today by Prudential Financial concludes that a record number of women in the U.S. - 95%, to be exact - are financial decision-makers. What's more, 84% of married women are either solely or jointly...

A new study released on June 24 highlighted some troubling facts about the financial awareness and stability of today's American women. The research, conducted by Harris Interactive for the Lending Club, found that only 65% of women knew their credit score vs. 74% of men. What's more, only 72% knew...

Women are becoming more knowledgeable about finances, becoming more confident managing their own investments and talking more openly about moneywith their kids, colleagues and peers. This, according to new research conducted by Citi's Women & Company. I recently chatted with Lisa Caputo,...