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Sallie Krawcheck: Inertia Causes Women to Miss Years of Compounding

Sallie Krawcheck wants to close the gender investing -- and retirement -- gaps. And she's hoping her new venture, Ellevest, will do just that.
By TRACY BYRNES Oct 17, 2017 Updated Oct 17, 2017 | 08:19 AM EDT

Be sure to listen to the #AlphaRising podcast with Sallie Krawcheck too!

 

"The biggest problem with women and investing is inertia," says Sallie Krawcheck, CEO and co-founder of Ellevest.

"They are missing out on all that compounding."

Which is so unfortunate because when women do invest, they have a much longer time horizon than men and don't trade as often. That means then generally fare better. 

  • Welcome to the Inaugural Alpha Rising Podcast!

But they have to be in the game to get there.

And that's where Krawcheck comes in.

The Wall Street legend co-founded Ellevest, a digital investment platform geared toward women.

Because we don't just have a gender investing gap, we have a retirement shortfall too.  "We live 6-8 years longer than men, reminds Krawcheck.  So it's no surprise that "90% of women manage money on their own at some point in their lives."

Plus "we are 80% of nursing home residents," she says.

So it's high-time we do something about all this.  Listen in to find out how.


And for more from Tracy Byrnes and Alpha Rising, watch:

  • EY: Our Daughters Need to Think About Being President
  • Carly Fiorina: We Have a Shortage of Leaders
  • JPM Head of North America M&A: How to Super-Charge the M&A Market
  • Why Shark Tank Star Kevin O'Leary Would Rather Invest in a Startup Run by Women

 

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