WISER Blog Posts

May 2020 – Around the nation, older adults make their marks every day as volunteers, employees, employers, parents, grandparents, mentors, and advocates. They offer their

April 27, 2020 In her recent article for Forbes, WISER President, Cindy Hounsell reminds people that April is “Financial Literacy Month”.  She understands this probably

March 30, 2020- by Cindy Hounsell, President, Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER®), posted on the Social Security Administration’s Social Security Matters blog. At the

March 28, 2020 Cindy Hounsell, WISER’s President, contributed this Forbes article with some much-needed hopeful news from Washington. See link to the Forbes article here:

November 20 2019 – This year, Latina Equal Pay Day is being observed on November 20, 2019. This event marks the day when Latina pay catches up to that of

October 25, 2019 – National Retirement Security Week, held this year from October 20-26th, is a national effort to raise public awareness about the importance

August 14, 2019 – This summer, reporters with Forbes and USA Today discovered that Social Security had mailed out thousands of incorrect benefit statements to

May 31, 2019 –  Guest Blog Author: Tom Hawkins, Retirement Clearinghouse As May ends and we observe the close of Older Americans Month, a time

September 25, 2018 – Half a century ago, President Lyndon Johnson signed the nation’s first formal recognition of Latino/Latina culture, history, and contributions by declaring Hispanic

August 1, 2018 – Guest author: Tom Hawkins, vice president of sales and marketing with Retirement Clearinghouse At a recent Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER) roundtable addressing