On the money

Financial issues facing women have become a popular subject on the World Wide Web. Several sites devoted exclusively to women and finance address everything from stock investing to saving for retirement.

If you’re a woman looking for a little financial guidance, you may want to take a spin through one or more of these helpful Web locales:

 iVillage.com at www.ivillage.com/money. It provides money topics ranging from investing to affording children.

 MsMoney.com at www. msmoney.com. The site features tools for investing, banking and setting financial goals.

Women’s Financial Network at www.wfn.com. Click on “Learning Center” for insights on finance and investing basics.

 Women’s Institute for Financial Education at www.wife.org/moneyÂinvest .htm. It contains a list of investment topics important to women.

 Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement at www. wiser.heinz.org. It offers information on investment, pensions and Social Security.