27 September 2012

Prudential named as Working Mother 100 Best Company for creating family-friendly policy and culture

NEWARK, N.J., September 27, 2012 - For the 23rd year, Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) has been named to the Working Mother 100 Best Companies, in recognition of the firm’s family-friendly policy and culture. (more)
11 July 2012

Women are primary breadwinners, whether they like it or not

NEWARK, N.J., July 11, 2012 - The majority of women have emerged as primary breadwinners, whether they like it or not, according to Prudential Financial’s (NYSE:PRU) latest biennial study on the “Financial Experience & Behaviors Among Women.” The study, in its 12th year, finds that 53 percent of the more than 1,400 women surveyed are primary breadwinners, with increasing numbers of women assuming this role as a result of partners losing jobs during the financial crisis, divorce and women deciding to marry later. (more)
10 June 2011

RAISING MONEY-SMART CHILDREN

In first and second grade, your children are probably learning cursive handwriting and their multiplication tables. But there’s something else they can learn—money management. And there’s no better teacher than you.

Most children know about money at a young age. But they may not understand where it comes from and how it is used. Teaching them early on can help instill in them important money-management values that will help them later on.
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