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Doug Sundheim, "Do Women Take as Many Risks as Men?"

 Stephen Gandel, "The marriage plot: Single CEOs make for riskier investments"
Vickie Elmer, "Companies headed by unmarried CEOs grow faster"

Martha De Lacey, "Women make better business decisions than men: Companies with female directors perform better and cut risk of bankruptcy"

 Elie Matta, "Why CEOs nearing retirement are averse to risk"


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