MOMS
NEED TO
RETIRE TOO

TIAA and Emily Oster partnered with YouGov to get you the latest data on moms and retirement investing.

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About Emily

Emily Oster is an author and professor of economics. She uses statistical methods to analyze the data behind our choices in pregnancy and parenting. Her newsletter, ParentData, takes that data and makes it simple, digestible, and entertaining for parents.

MOMS RETIRE
WITH LESS
INCOME

There are a bunch of reasons: we don’t have the education we need about saving for retirement, we prioritize childcare expenses, and we feel insecure about finance decisions. But think of it this way. Saving just 3% of your salary now could yield huge returns later.

GIRLS WANT TO HAVE FUN. EVEN IN THEIR 70s

Women tend to live longer than men but they tend to have less money. 32.6% of women reported they never learned about saving for retirement. Let’s take matters into our own hands and start now. Even a small monthly investment can change the game for your swinging seventies.

“There is a huge opportunity to motivate change in the investments parents make for themselves and their children.”

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