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6 Great Reasons Why More Women Need to Invest Wall Street and the financial marketplace is largely male-dominated. Here's why it shouldn't be.

By Phil Town

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In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Phil Town gives six reasons why more women need to invest. You might be thinking that this sounds like general advice, or that everyone should invest. However, Town breaks down statistically the way men tend to invest more often than women, and why it should probably be the other way around.

For example, consider the fact that women tend to earn less than men over the course of their respective careers. However, women also tend to retire earlier and live longer. So, it only makes sense that smart investments could make up some of that disparity and help more women have the sort of retirement they've always wanted.

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Related: 5 Great Money Habits That Will Set Your Kids Up for Financial Success

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Phil Town is an Investment Advisor, Hedge Fund Manager, 2x New York Times Best-Selling Author of Rule #1 & Payback Time, and Ex-Grand Canyon River Rafting Guide. Rule #1 Investing is Warren Buffett style investing, teaching you how to buy businesses on sale, with little risk and 15 percent returns. In fact, Rule #1 investing is practically immune to the ups and downs of the stock market.

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