The Motley Fool's Women in Investing Awards

The research is clear -- women earn better investing returns than men, even though they're less confident in their ability to invest. That lack of confidence, combined with a long-standing wage gap, puts women at a big financial disadvantage, especially when compounded over decades in the workplace.

Inspiring role models for women can help build confidence and encourage a foray into investing, which is why The Motley Fool is recognizing the leading women in the investing world in 2022. These women, like the Fool, are helping to make the world smarter, happier, and richer.

2022 Award Winners

Our ratings models are intended to cut through the noise and focus on the most Foolish critical factors. For the 2022 Women in Investing Awards, we asked the following questions:

• Does the awardee embody our Foolish values of making the world smarter, happier, and richer?
• Does the awardee’s investing philosophy align with The Motley Fool’s?
  • Buy 25 or more companies over time.
  • Hold those recommended stocks for five years or more.
  • Invest new money regularly.
  • Hold stocks through market volatility.
  • Let your portfolio's winners keep winning.
  • Target long-term returns.
• Does the awardee prioritize buying and holding quality stocks for long periods of time while focusing on companies’ business fundamentals rather than on the stocks' short-term price changes?
• Does the awardee have a track record of outperformance and achieving impressive returns for clients?
• Has the awardee, as an investor, helped to solve a problem?
• Has the awardee been nominated for any other outstanding awards for involvement in their community, philanthropy, etc.?
• As a final check, all award winners had to pass our Golden Rule test: Would you recommend this person to a family member or close friend?