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This is why women are often better investors than men

Data suggests women make higher returns.

Investing used to be seen as something that was for older people in suits鈥ut now more young people are getting into it, thanks to the rise in online investing apps that have made it more accessible, and a growing awareness of how stocks and shares work.

But data suggests that despite being less likely to start investing, women often make higher returns than men when they do. So鈥hy are women often better at investing? And how does it work?

麻豆社 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, about why they started investing and how they鈥檙e finding it.

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Presenter: Iqra Farooq
Producers: Chelsea Coates, Emily Horler and Emma-Louise Amanshia
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14 minutes