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Financial Capability and Asset Holding in Later Life - A Life Course Perspective (Hardcover)
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Financial Capability and Asset Holding in Later Life - A Life Course Perspective (Hardcover)
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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. In Financial Capability and Asset Holding in Later Life:
A Life Course Perspective the concept of Financial Capability is
used to underscore the importance of acquiring knowledge and skills
while also addressing policies and services than can build
financial security. The volume assembles the latest evidence on
financial capability and assets among older adults using a life
course perspective, arguing that older adults need financial
knowledge and financial services in order to build secure lives,
and that this process needs to begin before it is too late to make
effective changes and choices. Broken into three parts, the
chapters in this book written by leading experts in the field blend
together empirical findings, economic and social theory, and case
studies. Part 1 opens the book with a conceptual and empirical
overview of financial capability and assets among older adults
using a life course perspective. Part 2 presents chapters
addressing financial vulnerability of diverse racial and ethnic
groups, people with disabilities, and immigrants. Part 3 includes
chapters describing current policies, programs, and innovations,
including a review of important issues of working and caregiving in
later life, and a detailed assessment of age-friendlybanking
principles, banking products, services, and policies.
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