'I started in my 20s and made £8,000': Why women are often better investors than men
"Investing is definitely something that women are talking about more, which is always a good thing," she says. "That's the case with my friendship group."When women do invest in stocks and shares, analysis by Fidelity International found that over three years its female personal investing customers recorded cumulative returns of 50%, compared with 47% for men. "Certainly from speaking to male investors their main focus is on the rate of return."Fleming also says women appear to invest more broadly.
- ▪"Investing is definitely something that women are talking about more, which is always a good thing," she says.
- ▪"That's the case with my friendship group."When women do invest in stocks and shares, analysis by Fidelity International found that over three years its female personal investing customers recorded cumulative returns of 50%, compared with 4
- ▪"Certainly from speaking to male investors their main focus is on the rate of return."Fleming also says women appear to invest more broadly.
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'I started in my 20s and made £8,000': Why women are often better investors than menImage source, Teleri EvansImage caption, Teleri Evans used her investments to put a deposit down on her first homeByWill Smale, Phil Leake and Jess Carr, BBC NewsPublished3 minutes agoWomen who invest their money get slightly higher long-term returns than men, new analysis suggests.But only about a quarter of UK women have investments, compared with about 40% of men, a separate report shows.We've looked at the data behind these trends, which reveal some surprising differences in how men and women approach investing.Teleri Evans was 25 when she began saving into a Help To Buy ISA then a couple of years later she took out a stocks and shares Lifetime ISA.
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