Wednesday, April 11, 2012

3 Fascinating Differences Between Male And Female Investors

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Women are taking control of more money in America, and the financial industry is scrambling to catch up.


Barclays Wealth and Ledbury Research put out a big report this week on female investors are different. Three trends caught out eyes:

1) Female investors value financial discipline. This means they are more open to investment strategies that involve self-control and planning.

2) Women are more risk averse.

3) Women care less about inheritance planning.












Two Of America's Most Expensive Homes Are Completely Empty

Dmitry Rybolovlev, the Russian potash magnate who has recently been making all sorts of headlines in the real estate world, owns two of the most expensive homes in the United States.


Earlier this year, he purchased an $88 million penthouse at 15 Central Park West for his daughter, who is finishing a degree at Harvard Extension School.

And several years ago he paid what was then a record-breaking $95 million for Donald Trump's six-acre estate in Palm Beach, a huge sticker price considering Trump paid just $41.35 million for the property at auction, and that Palm Beach County appraised it for $56.1 million last year.




15 central park west driveway