Alternative Thinking: What Women Investors Want with Barbara Stewart

In today’s episode of Serious Coin, I’m talking women and wealth—because women globally control about $34 trillion in assets, yet are often sidelined when it comes to investing in “alts” (alternative assets).

My guest is someone who wants to rewrite that story: Barbara Stewart, former portfolio manager, global researcher, and founder of Rich Thinking. Her latest report, Women & Alts: A Global Perspective, reveals a striking gender gap: men allocate roughly twice as much to alternative assets (private equity, real estate, private credit, hedge funds, etc.) as women. In our conversation, Barbara and I dig into why that gap exists, what holds women back, and how she’s working to shift the narrative. Along the way, she shares a family moment from 2009 that lit the fire behind her mission.

Watch/listen to the insights Barbara shares an ...