Women are also less likely to engage in risky day trading or put their retirement funds entirely in stocks, according to Fidelity’s data. They diversify their portfolios better across stocks, bonds and other investments.
Over the past decade, the median returns for both men and women are 7.3% to 7.4%, according to Fidelity data. But women’s portfolios are much lower risk.
In the investing world, that’s ideal — get the highest return by taking on the least amount of risk.
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Already 40% of women out-earn their spouses, according to Pew Research, and nine in 10 women are expected to be the sole financial decision maker for their household at some point given that women are staying single for longer and often outliving their partners.
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