Warren buffett invests like a girl: and why you should, too - The Motley Fool

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• *** Wall Street Journal bestseller *** Investing isn't a man's world anymore--and this provocative and enlightening book shows why that's a good thing for Wall Street, the global financial system, and your own personal portfolio.
• Warren Buffett and all of the women of the world have one thing in common: They are better investors than the average man.
• It's been proved by psychologists and scientists, and the market calamities of the past two years have only provided more statistical and anecdotal evidence of the same.
• Here are just a few characteristics of female investors that distinguish them from their male counterparts. Women spend more time researching their investment choices than men do.
• This prevents them from chasing hot tips and trading on whims -behavior that tends to weaken men's portfolios. Men trade 45% more often than women do, and although men are more confident investors, they tend to be overconfident.
• By trading more often -and without enough research -men reduce their net returns.
• But by trading less often, women get better returns and also save on transaction costs and capital gains taxes. A study by the University of California at Davis found that women's portfolios gained 1.4% more than men's portfolios did.
• What's more, single women did even better than single men, with 2.3% greater gains. Women tend to look at more than just numbers when deciding whether to invest in a company.
• They invest in companies they feel good about ethically and personally.
• And companies with good products, good services, and ethics tend to have better long-term prospects -and face fewer lawsuits.