The recent economic downturn had little impact on the way women think and act when it comes to investing, according to TD Waterhouse's annual female investor poll.
The survey found that 73% of respondents made no changes in the past year to the level of risk they'd be willing to take when investing.
Despite the downturn, more Canadian women said they were financially successful in 2009 (62%) than in 2008 (58%).
The recession affected women's spending habits more than their investment activities. Almost half said they postponed major purchases; 46% charged less on their credit cards and 40% reduced or stopped spending on non-essential purchases.
When it came to their investments, only 25% said they switched to lower risk investments like GICs. Seven per cent said they were taking advantage of the drop in stock prices to invest more in mutual funds and stocks.