Financial capability and asset holding in later life : a life course perspective

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Financial capability and asset holding in later life : a life course perspective

Title remainder

a life course perspective

Statement of responsibility

edited by Nancy Morrow-Howell, Margaret S. Sherraden

Creator

• Morrow-Howell, Nancy, 1952-

Contributor

• Sherraden, Margaret S

Editor

• Sherraden, Margaret S
• Morrow-Howell, Nancy, 1952-

Subject

• Financial security
• Older people -- Finance, Personal
• Retirement income
• Older people -- Economic conditions

Language

eng

Summary

"With today's availability of Social Security and Medicare, we typically think of the older years as a stage in life where people are supported financially. However, of the more than 40 million old adults currently living in the US, many are struggling financially living below or near the poverty line. They are lacking the assets necessary to see them through a period of life that is often longer than expected and that requires more health and long-term care. While financial vulnerability can be most pronounced in old age, it is often created across decades, revealing itself in later years when there is little opportunity to reverse a lifetime of disadvantage. The concept of Financial Capability refers to both an individual and structural idea that combines a person's ability to act with their opportunity to act in their best financial interests.--

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Literary form

non fiction

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bibliography