'Buy the dip'? You’re twice as likely to do that if you’re a man

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• Male investors are twice as likely as women are to “buy the dip” when stock markets fall, a new survey from BlackRock finds, adding to a body of research showing men take more risks with their investments. However, that doesn’t mean male investors always get better returns.  

When stock markets tanked in April in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement, retail investors swooped in to “buy the dip,” loading up on equities on the faith they would eventually rise again, in which they were soon proven right.