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Welcome to our #98 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse Happy New Year & it is good to be back! In this week’s newsletter, we focus on gender lens equity investing, women in leadership and how to start investing in a gender lens fund. A growing body of research demonstrates higher levels of women in leadership leads to outperformance...

Welcome to our #97 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on Beyond The Billion, a global consortium of venture capital (VC) funds and limited partner (LP) investors and their recent report, Our First Billion Global Impact Report , assessing the results of their two-year campaign. The campaign was a...

Welcome to our #96 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest fund which has performed less well this year due to investors selling high-growth tech stocks. Global markets have been rattled by the new Covid variant Omicron, rising inflation and uncertainty regarding the taperi...

Welcome to our #95 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we spolight a new female-led business angel group, called Mint Ventures based in Scotland. Angel investment continues to be dominated by men and in large part explains why women entrepreneurs struggle to raise funding for their startup. Don’t forget to...

Welcome to our #94 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we highlight an analysis of the UK budget. Households in the UK will face years of stagnating living standards. What can women do to protect their money and grow their net worth? We talk to Cathy Curtis, a Certified Financial Planner (CFA) on The Purse...

Welcome to our #93 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we spotlight Serena Williams who is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Serena launched her early-stage venture capital (VC) firm, Serena Ventures , in 2014 with the mission to champion diverse, creative founders who are ch...

Welcome to our #92 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on gender lens (equity) investing: what is it and what are some of the challenges? Listen (again) to interviews with Jessica Espinoza and Rebecca Chesworth on The Purse Podcast about gender lens investing and ESG ETFs. You can review the news...

Welcome to our #91 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on a US report published by Pitchbook and supported by JP Morgan and Beyond the Billion on Women in VC. Whilst the pandemic disproportionately impacted female founders in 2020, female-founded companies have shattered the previous annual deal v...

Welcome to our #90 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on a survey of more than 1000 UK investors, who are looking away from the UK for their investments and over 20% are not holding any UK stocks. The continued fallout from Brexit and Covid-19 has meant that UK investors are seeking higher return...

Welcome to our #89 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, I write about why money printing is driving up money supply (M2) or the money in circulation and what this means for your money and future wealth. For women especially, there has never been a more important time to invest. Quite simply, to not invest i...

Welcome to our #88 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on a global report published about household inequality and what this means for women’s wealth. We continue to see that unpaid care work and gender dynamics in the home has a negative impact on women accumulating wealth. You can review the new...

Welcome to our #87 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, I have written an opinion piece on why women should invest in the crypto market, starting with bitcoin. Sure, cryptocurrencies are a new asset class. They are volatile. And yes, we are still early. But there has never been a more urgent time to invest....

Welcome to our #86 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on what investors should do to hedge against inflation. And we highlight the recent volatility in government bond interest rates and why Goldman Sachs is saying that investors should not sell their tech stocks. You can review the news in brief...

Welcome to our #85 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on a report on ovarian aging published by think tank, First Longevity. The ovary is the earliest aging organ in women and is considered a ‘pacemaker’ of the female body aging. The implications on women’s lifespan and quality of life are theref...

Welcome to our #84 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on Verve Super: a pension startup in Australia which has recently raised funding from female investors, and specifically from first-time female investors. And Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest has sold $266m of Tesla shares this month. Given that Tesla...

Welcome to our #83 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on the increase in National Insurance Contributions (NICs) from next April and what impact this has on women? And we consider whether we are in a ‘market bubble’. These are often difficult to understand and predict, however there are a number...

Welcome to our #82 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on a recent survey by CNBC and Acorn: Invest in You: Next Gen Investor, which has highlighted an age old problem: women invest less than men, although this is changing . We spotlight women investing in crypto and why black women in particular...

Welcome to our #81 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse It’s good to be back! In this week’s newsletter, we highlight an ESG ETF created by State Street Global Advisors called SHE which gives investors exposure to companies with female leadership. We know that gender-diversity, especially at the decision-making level, drives better r...

Welcome to our #80 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on SPACs, the blank check vehicles, which raised a record $82.1 bn in 2020. And why women need to build their own. And we spotlight Cathie Wood’s ARK investment in Coinbase, the global cryptocurrency exchange which listed on the Nasdaq earlier...

Welcome to our #79 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on female-founded startup Kindbody (US) and the largest femtech raise of 2021. Its Series C was joined by high profile female investors including Gwyneth Paltrow, Sophia Amoruso and Yael Cohen. And the Women Against State Pension Inequality ca...

Welcome to our #78 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on the menopause; why this is an underserved market, the costs to women, businesses and society and what can be done about it. And 48% of women in the UK are buy-to-let investors. We highlight some key stats and explain what buy-to-let investi...

Welcome to our #77 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on women investing in crypto and why we need more women in the blockchain and crypto industry. Read the explainer on why the global stock markets continue to rise despite the global pandemic. You can review the news in brief so you stay on top...

Welcome to our #76 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on the rise of sexual wellness and sextech. And how are female founders like Cindy Gallop driving change in a market ready for disruption? And we spotlight female celebrities including Emma Watson, who are turning to business and investing in...

Welcome to our #75 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we focus on ‘green pensions’. Based on recent data, most ESG funds have outperformed the wider market (over the last 10 years). So how you can ensure that your money is aligned to your ESG goals as well as maximising returns? Read the news in brief and...

Welcome to our #74 weekly newsletter. “For women taking control of their financial future” -Jana Hlistova From The Purse In this week’s newsletter, we highlight a report on gender diversity in the FTSE All-Share which reveals a gender pay gap and bonus gap. We know that senior women tend to hire more women. And at the minimum threshold (33%), senior women significantly impact decision-making, incr...