Survey Highlights Planning Gap Between Knowing And Doing Of Baby Boom Women
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Most baby boom women know they need to take their personal finances into their own hands, but relatively few actually do anything about it, according to a new survey by Prudential Financial, Newark, N.J.
"Most feel having a financial plan is important, but not so many go out and buy the products," said Vivian Banta, vice chairman, Prudential Financial Insurance Division, at a recent media event. "Knowledge does not translate into action."
With this information in mind, Banta offered three approaches a financial planner can use should she be interested in advising women clients. Firstly, organize and plan in order to provide the platform from which to act, she said.
A planner could advise clients to organize by looking through all their financial documents, including credit card statements, to track what is spent against a budget, Banta said.
"Only through education will women achieve true independence," she said.
The next step, to plan, involves leading a client to focus on herself, her needs, her long-term goals and what it might take to ensure financial security over the next 30 years.
