Facts:

• 43% of individuals with more than $500,000 in assets are female¹


• The amount of money passing through women’s hands between 2010 and 2014 is estimated to be $12.5 trillion²


• Women make up 48% of stock-market investors ³


• Women represent nearly half of all investors with $100,000 or more in investable assets; more than half of them are financially independent rather than relying on their spouses, family or inheritance⁴


• Women comprise 47% of investors overall, 50% of new and potential shareholders and 35% or investors with holdings of more than $50,000 in mutual funds and stocks⁵


• By 2010 half of all US wealth is expected to be in the hands of women⁶

Resources:

Financial Women’s’ Association - www.fwa.org

The American Society of Women Accountants - www.aswa.org

Financial Women International, Inc - www.fwi.org

Sources:
1 - US Census Bureau
2 - Bank Marketing International
3 - WOW! Facts
4, 5 - Women’s Financial Network at Siebert, 2002
6 - National Association of Securities Dealers