Women in wealthy families are the ones holding the purse strings , with 84 % of high - net - worth women having full or joint ownership of the portfolio investments , according to a report from RBC investment bank . It dealt with 1,752 women , who were worth an average of $ 500 m across the US , UK and Canada , and found 98 % of respondents had responsibility for day - to - day banking . The survey found only 36 % of women were self - employed investors , compared with 49 % of men .
Women in wealthy families are the ones holding the purse strings, with 84% of high-net-worth women having full or joint control of the family investments, according to a report from RBC Wealth Management. It dealt with 1,752 women, who were worth an average of $4.4m across the US, UK and Canada, and found 98% of respondents had responsibility for day-to-day banking. The survey revealed only 36% of women were self-directed investors, compared with 49% of men.