Women & Wealth — What’s Your Confidence Score?

Financial confidence isn’t about knowing everything; it’s about feeling informed, prepared, and supported when making decisions.
For many women, confidence around money doesn’t come naturally, even when they’re capable, successful, and financially responsible.

And that’s not a personal failure. It’s often the result of unique challenges women face throughout their lives.

Understanding those challenges is the first step toward building clarity and confidence.

Why Financial Confidence Looks Different for Women

Women often navigate financial decisions within a different set of realities:

• Longer life expectancy
  Women tend to live longer, which means retirement income often needs to last longer.
• Career interruptions
  Time taken for caregiving, family responsibilities, or part-time work can impact long-term savings.
• The wage gap
  Lower lifetime earnings can affect retirement readiness, even with disciplined saving.
• Caregiving roles
  Many women support children, aging parents, or both often at the same time.
• The confidence gap
  Research consistently shows women are less likely to feel confident in financial decision-making, even when their knowledge is equal or greater.

These factors can quietly shape how confident or uncertain women feel about their financial future.

What Does Financial Confidence Really Mean?

Financial confidence doesn’t mean market timing or complex strategies.
It often looks like:

• Knowing where your money is and what it’s for
• Feeling comfortable asking questions
• Understanding the basics of your plan
• Trusting that you can adapt as life changes
• Feeling supported instead of overwhelmed

Confidence grows with clarity, not perfection.

Common Confidence Blockers for Women

You may feel less confident if you:

• Avoid reviewing accounts because it feels overwhelming
• Let someone else handle finances without full understanding
• Worry about outliving your savings
• Feel unsure how investing actually works
• Second-guess decisions even after making them

These experiences are common and they’re fixable.

Building Confidence Starts With Awareness

The goal isn’t to label yourself as “good” or “bad” with money.
It’s to understand where you feel strong and where more education or support could help.

That’s why we created the Women’s Wealth Confidence Quiz to help you reflect, without judgment, on how confident you feel today.