In 2020, 29 percent of women in the United States considered real estate to be the best long-term investment option, down from 33 percent two years earlier. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on financial markets worldwide, which likely accounts for the five percent drop in popularity of stocks and mutual funds among American women.
Leading long-term investments among women in the United States in 2018 and 2020
Approximately 508 respondents in 2018
512 respondents in 2020
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "which of the following do you think is the best long-term investment -- [bonds, real estate, savings accounts or CDs, stocks or mutual funds, (or) gold]?"
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