90% of women will be solely responsible for their income during their lifetime. And this means that 90% of women will also be solely responsible for their investing decisions. But, important as investing is, we don’t learn anything about it in school. This book was inspired by the wonderful women of Boomer Women Invest, a group founded by Anita Flegg, to learn, teach, and share investing information and experiences, and this book chronicles a year’s worth of their meetings. The most important place to start is to decide whether or not to invest at all, and the decision is explained in Chapter 1. If the decision is to invest, these chapters cover various aspects of choosing and managing investments: the good investments and the bad investments, and the many ways to invest in real estate, in particular. It’s up to each one of us to learn how to secure our own financial security and retirement income. Start building your parachute now. Any colour will do!