At a time when women are still making less money than their male counterparts for equal work, the nonprofit Alliance for Investor Education (AIE) is now offering “Women and Investing: Resources to Empower Female Investors” at http://www.investoreducation.org/womeninvesting. AIE is a consortium of 15 leading U.S. financial-related foundations, nonprofit organizations, associations and governmental agencies.
Whether it’s marriage, divorce, returning to the workforce, planning for retirement or simply finding an investment professional, women face many obstacles when it comes to financial matters. Resources specifically geared to the needs of women can be hard to find.
AIE President Don Blandin, who also serves as president of the Investor Protection Trust, said: “We encourage all investors to educate themselves as they plan for their financial future. Investment decisions can be daunting to anyone regardless of their investing experience or knowledge of saving and investing. Women often have different needs and face different challenges than men. That is why it is important to educate women about available resources that can help them make the best financial decisions for their long-term financial goals.”
The new “Women and Investing: Resources Designed to Empower Female Investors” section of the AIE Web site features the following 13 top resources for consumers:
- Invest in Yourself: Tools to Empower Women Investors – North American Securities Administrators Association.
- In Our Best Interest: Women, Financial Literacy and Credit Card Behavior – Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
- Mindful Financial Planning: 6 Tips for Women – CFP Board.
- Saving and Investing – A Roadmap to Your Financial Security Through Saving and Investing – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy.
- The Basics of Saving and Investing: Investor Education 2020 – Investor Protection Trust.
- Where Do I Start? How to Find and Work With an Investment Professional – Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
- Eight Ways Women Can Take Charge of Their Retirement – American Association of Individual Investors.
- Realize Your Rights Guide – CFA Institute.
- Retirement Resource Center – Investment Company Institute.
- NFA Investor Information Resource Center – National Futures Association.
- How to Have a Happy Financial Divorce – National Endowment for Financial Education.
- Financial Empowerment: Strategies for Women – CFP Board.
For an overview of other investor education resources on the Web from AIE members, go to http://www.investoreducation.org.
ABOUT AIE
Founded in 1996, the Alliance for Investor Education Web site at http://www.investoreducation.org provides investors with access to a full range of information they need to make wise investment decisions. The 15-member Alliance for Investor Education is dedicated to facilitating greater understanding of investing, investments and the financial markets among current and prospective investors of all ages. We pursue initiatives for education and join with others to motivate Americans to obtain objective information and increase their knowledge and understanding of investing.
Full members of the Alliance include: American Association of Individual Investors, CFA Institute, Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Investment Company Institute Education Foundation, Investor Protection Trust, National Endowment for Financial Education, National Futures Association, PIABA Foundation, and Securities Investor Protection Corporation. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the North American Securities Administrators Association are the governmental and quasi-governmental advisors to the Alliance.
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