74% of women too nervous to invest

Three in four women do not invest and are missing out on building wealth as a result, research shows.

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Women save an average of £180 a month – men save £306
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Three in four women are missing out on building their future wealth by not investing, compared to 58% of men.

Data from robo-platform Wealthify found women did not invest because they were too nervous and lacked confidence, resulting in them leaving money in cash savings accounts instead.

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Ruth Emery
Contributing editor

Ruth is an award-winning financial journalist with more than 15 years' experience of working on national newspapers, websites and specialist magazines.

She is passionate about helping people feel more confident about their finances. She was previously editor of Times Money Mentor, and prior to that was deputy Money editor at The Sunday Times. 

A multi-award winning journalist, Ruth started her career on a pensions magazine at the FT Group, and has also worked at Money Observer and Money Advice Service. 

Outside of work, she is a mum to two young children, while also serving as a magistrate and an NHS volunteer.