A third of women who had previously thought about investing did so for the first time with money saved from being stuck at home, according to a survey by Barclays Smart Investor. Investment service Nutmeg opened 20,000 new accounts for women last year, accounting for 40 per cent of all openings compared with 35 per cent in 2019. And stockbroker Charles Stanley says its male to female ratio shifted from 70/30 to 60/40. A study by Nutmeg found a third of women found the virus crisis had made them see investing as more important, with 40 per cent re-evaluating their investment priorities becau...