The Motley Fool's Latest Embrace of Firms Run by Women

The Motley Fool's Latest Embrace of Firms Run by Women
The Motley Fool, the Internet stock advice site, has both broadened and refined its earlier recommendation to examine companies on the basis of women’s influence.
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Investment advice site recommends measuring women's share of top managers

  • The Motley Fool, the Internet stock advice site, has both broadened and refined its earlier recommendation to examine companies on the basis of women’s influence.
  • Motley Fool analyst Selena Maranjian reiterates Catalyst’s 2004 finding that companies with more women in upper management make more money, period and for shareholders.
  • She then notes the small (if rising) number of women who are CEOs of major US companies, listing 6 of the 15 Fortune 500 companies run by women.
  • Finally, she summarises the “58% gender gap in CEO earnings,” and implies that a better CEO at half the cost is good for your portfolio.
  • “Armed with this knowledge, you may now want to keep an eye on the percentage of women you notice at or near the helm of companies that interest you. A high percentage may bode well for your portfolio.”

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