MIATA

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Is MIATA an already existing club or one you are putting together?

Here are some interesting stats on Women's clubs vs Men's clubs:

http://www.wfn.com/learn.asp?pageID=798

Women see themselves less likely to be risk takers than men are. 31.8 percent of women labeled themselves conservative investors, compared with 21.7 percent of men.(1)

Women take more time to investigate before they invest than men do. One study found that women spend 40% more time researching a mutual fund before they invest. What's more, they tend to be less impulsive and less inclined to act on a hot tip then men are.(2)

Women are less confident in their investing abilities than men are. Only 55.7 percent of women feel confident about their investing abilities versus 64.4 percent of men. (3)

Women invest online more than men do. The rate of women investing online is growing faster than men.(4)