Melanie Ross-Levin's blog

This morning, The New York Times ran an article that highlights the challenges women face in the individual health insurance market.

In the article, the Times shared some findings from a

WORK$MART: Pay Negotiation for Women (Two-Part Series)

Did you know that men are four times more likely to initiate salary negotiations than women? And that a worker stands to lose more than $500,000 by age 60 if she fails to negotiate her first salary?

How many of you have put away money for your child's college fund – but have put off saving for retirement? Maybe you are contemplating going back to work and wondering how you can make up for the time you spent out of the workforce in your retirement savings.