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Financial Independence for Women Over 50: Retirement, Divorce Recovery & Aging Well | Regina McCann Hess

  1. Financial Independence for Women Over 50: Retirement, Divorce Recovery & Aging Well | Regina McCann Hess Jane Leder 36:02

What happens when women over 50 are forced to take control of their finances after divorce, retirement, Caregiving, or the loss of a partner? Or what about women who want to be financially savvy at any time in their lives?

In this episode of Older Women & Friends: Stories of Aging Well, host Jane Leder sits down with wealth management expert and Super Woman Wealth author Regina McCann Hess to discuss financial independence for women over 50, Retirement Planning, divorce recovery, aging well, and building lasting Money confidence.

Growing up in a financially unstable household after her parents’ divorce, Regina learned early how deeply money fears, emotional Health, and independence shape women’s lives. Now, after more than 25 years in wealth management, she helps older women navigate life transitions, retirement, caregiving, widowhood, gray divorce, financial planning, and long-term Security with confidence and Clarity.

This conversation explores:

  • financial literacy for women
  • retirement and aging well
  • money mistakes after divorce
  • caregiving Burnout and women’s health after 50
  • financial scams targeting older women
  • building confidence after 50
  • women and Investing
  • emotional Relationships with money
  • long-term care planning
  • self-worth, independence, and reinvention later in life

If you’re searching for practical life advice for women over 50, healthy aging for women, financial wellness, personal Growth after 50, or inspiration to take control of your future, this episode delivers both emotional insight and actionable Wisdom. It’s a great place to start!

Perfect for listeners who Love aging well podcasts, women empowerment stories, Lifestyle podcasts for women, inspirational stories podcasts, and real conversations about money, retirement, emotional health, and fulfillment after 50

Jane Leder Podcaster & Author

I am an award-winning author of books about teen suicide, siblings, and men and women during WWII. My feature articles have appeared in publications from Psychology Today to the Chicago Sun-Times. I enjoy the journey of writing, the process. But as I celebrated my seventy-seventh birthday, I wanted a change of focus and turned my creative energies into launching "Older Women & Friends," a podcast. The challenge has been exhilarating and will certainly help me make it through the dead of winter in the Midwest.