More women are diving into investing


Financially savvy: Pedestrians in the central business district of Singapore. Although more women are into investing, several brokerages here say their portfolio sizes remain smaller than those of their male counterparts. — Bloomberg

SINGAPORE: When the Covid-19 lockdowns hit Singapore in 2020, Grace Ooi spent many hours watching online videos by financial influencers while riding out the lockdown in her bedroom.

“I started seeing a lot of financial influencers, who would speak of how to do a technical analysis, or what a candlestick chart is.

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