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Home News Sport Weather iPlayer Sounds Bitesize CBeebies CBBC Food Home News Sport Business Technology Health Culture Arts Travel Earth Audio Video Live Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.Find out how to listen to other BBC stationsEpisode detailsWorld Service,·01 Sep 2026,·13 minsAvailable for over a yearInvesting used to be seen as something that was for older people in suits…but now more young people are getting into it, thanks to the rise in online investing apps that have made it more accessible, and a growing awareness of how stocks and shares work. But data suggests that despite being less likely to start investing, women often make higher returns than men when they do. So…why are women often better at investing? An