Women and investing trends reveal heavier allocations to

Women and investing trends reveal heavier allocations to defense stocks following geopolitical tensions in Q2 Top Tory defects to Reform in huge blow for Badenoch When it comes to investing, there were no significant differences between male and female advisors. However, the type of firm across advisors did seem to have an impact. More Independent Broker Dealers (IBDs) and wirehouses have 70/30 allocations to equities and fixed income, whereas Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) were more likely to provide for greater customization across clientele rather than standard allocations, 37% of RIAs are without a standard asset allocation as opposed to 20% and 26% for wirehouses and IBDs, respectively. These findings also come at a time where the asset management industry is seeing greater demand for personalization across client portfolios, all while the number of registered RIAs reached an all-time high of 15,441 in December 2023. 7 Women and investing patterns are aligning with global trends toward inflation-hedged assets. Gold-backed ETFs favored by this group have seen a 9% increase in April holdings, anticipating potential CPI spikes in late