"Too many people say to their brokers, I can't deal with this. Take my money. Do what you want. That'..." — Maria Bartiromo

While it's wonderful that investors have access to all the data now available to them, it has become a full-time job to sift through it and separate out the valuable news from the useless noise.

The amount of data and analysis available for free is a true example of information explosion has leveled the playing field for individual investors.

Some studies show that women can be better money managers than men because they tend to be more conservative and do their homework. Men tend to take more risks without the research.

Selling cookies helped me to realize that you needed to have a certain way to communicate with people. You also needed business skills. You knew you needed to sell a certain amount of boxes, so that gave me some business sense.