Do women make better investors?

It’s a bold question, but overseas research suggests the answer might surprise you.

Large scale studies show women often outperform men over time, not by taking bigger risks, but by staying focused on long-term goals, riding out market ups and downs, and avoiding the temptation to over-trade.

While we don’t yet have the same depth of data here in New Zealand, many Kiwi women display the same smart investing behaviour, while often facing unique challenges such as the gender pay gap, time out of the workforce, and smaller Kiwi Saver balances.

As women increasingly control wealth and make major financial decisions, it’s worth unpacking what drives these results, the challenges women still face, and how the right advice can help close the wealth gap.