The Gender Gap
A landmark study found that on average, men trade 45 percent more than women in their portfolios. This trading reduced men’s net return by almost one percentage point a year compared to women.
A landmark study found that on average, men trade 45 percent more than women in their portfolios. This trading reduced men’s net return by almost one percentage point a year compared to women.
Women have long taken charge of the daily “household finances.” Unfortunately, almost 60% of married women do not engage in longer-term financial planning for the household.
When household CIOs create portfolios of broad market index and passively managed funds, it gives them confidence that they are maximizing returns in their entire portfolio.
The bear market of 2022 is a distant past, a reminder that stocks generate higher returns than bonds and CDs if you hold them long enough. Is that always the case?
Is it possible to ignore the stock market, and live our lives as if the stock market doesn’t exist, when for many of us, over half our liquid net worth is attached to its daily fluctuations?
Are your common stock holdings positioned to capture the lion’s share of that return over the next 10 or 20 years?