'I started in my 20s and made £8,000': Why women are often better investors than men
Women can make higher returns but only about a quarter of UK women have investments, compared with about 40% of men.
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Notable Quotes
""I saved aggressively, and lived at my mum's for half of that time, so I could save as close as possible to the maximum £4,000 per year into Lifetime ISA.""
— Teleri Evans , Other
""Men historically have been more likely to make family investment decisions, and women have also historically not owned the balance of wealth, but that is changing now.""
— Gillian Fleming , Executive
""Studies show that male investors trade more than women, chasing higher returns, but women actually get higher returns.""
— Joanna Floyd , Academic
""Women are often accused of being more risk adverse, we call it more risk aware.""
— Gillian Fleming , Executive
""Women appear to place relatively greater weight on where their money is going and what impact it might have, as well as the reassurance that an investment is right for them.""
— Anna Macdonald , Executive
Key People
Investment strategy director at Hargreaves Lansdown
Gillian Fleming is the co-founder and managing director of UK-based Mint Ventures, a women-led angel investment firm.
Jemma Slingo is a pensions and investment specialist at Fidelity International.
Joanna Floyd is a business psychologist at London-based The Work Psychologists.
Teleri Evans is a civil servant from Cardiff who used her investments to buy her first home.
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Women can make higher returns but only about a quarter of UK women have investments, compared with about 40% of men.
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