TalkingTrading

Hold onto your seats boys - research shows female investors outperform men.In this episode of Talking Trading we speak to Meredith Jones, author of Women of the Street. She provides fresh data, stories and statistics from Wall Street on why women have a money management edge. From less ‘overconfidence’, over-trading and testosterone to a greater tolerance for market noise, Meredith shows that if someone is wearing Louboutins and not loafers in the markets then they may be the better investor. Meredith JonesMeredith Jones spent 17 years on Wall Street and interviewed 11 top performing female money managers for her book 'Women of The Street'.Chris Tate is a fan of Meredith and her evidence that women are better investors than men and that we would all be wealthier if we invested ‘like a girl’.Women’s outperformance of men can be drawn to specific characteristics:Less OVER confidence, which means women tend not to over trade.Greater conviction in their investments, which means women tend not sell into