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Investing used to be seen as something that was for older people in suits…but now more young people are getting into it, thanks to the rise in online banking and changing attitudes towards finance.
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But data suggests that despite being less likely to start investing, women often make higher returns than men when they do. So…why are women often better at investing? And how does it work?
BBC business reporter Emer Moreau unpacks the data on how women and men invest differently, what investing is and why it can be risky. We also chat to Viktoriia and Gabriella, two women in their 20s, on why they started investing and how they’re finding it.
00:00 Introduction
00:39 Investing Basics Explained
01:31 Investors share their stories
04:45 ETFs And Diversification
05:43 Risks, Hype and Research
07:35 Why Women may outperform men
09:14 Data On Gender Investing
11:26 Expert Tips For Beginners
12:27 Why Investing Matters Now
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Editor: Verity Wilde
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Investing used to be seen as something that was for older people in suits…but now more young people are getting into it, thanks to the rise in online banking and changing attitudes towards finance.
Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 bbc.in/3VyyriM
But data suggests that despite being less likely to start investing, women often make higher returns than men when they do. So…why are women often better at investing? And how does it work?
BBC business reporter Emer Moreau unpacks the data on how women and men invest differently, what investing is and why it can be risky. We also chat to Viktoriia and Gabriella, two women in their 20s, on why they started investing and how they’re finding it.
00:00 Introduction
00:39 Investing Basics Explained
01:31 Investors share their stories
04:45 ETFs And Diversification
05:43 Risks, Hype and Research
07:35 Why Women may outperform men
09:14 Data On Gender Investing
11:26 Expert Tips For Beginners
12:27 Why Investing Matters Now
Watch more episodes from What in the World here 👉🏽 youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4eMOlGZclzdcHmv7s8BFQE6
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld
Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk
WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6
Presenter: Iqra Farooq
Producers: Chelsea Coates, Emily Horler & Emma-Louise Amanshia
Video Producer: Baldeep Chahal
Editor: Verity Wilde
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