Год выпуска: 2015 Автор: Mohamad Fazli Sabri,Husniyah Abdul Rahim and Mohamad Amim Othman Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 132 ISBN: 9783659667398
Описание
Planning for a comfortable retirement and providing for their families’ future well-being are paramount for women. Accumulating assets has always been important; now, however, protecting that wealth and generating retirement income have emerged as critical objectives as well. Available evidence suggested that women are financially at risk. Studies have shown that women’s vulnerability increases as they age. Many of those in the 40 and above age group have not completed tertiary education and have either opted out of the workforce to take care of family or have erratic work histories and therefore are not able to establish a stable pension fund or savings for old age . In Malaysia and in many countries around the world, women live longer than men but they tend to suffer more debilitating diseases as they grow older. As their husbands pass on, more and more women suffer from poverty and may have to depend heavily on their children. This book discussed the levels of financial security...
