The most important lesson I learned about money.  And it has nothing to do with budgeting.  It was being a poor girl in a rich man’s...

The secret to getting what you want.

Rich and I recently attended an 11th-grade parent social at our kids high school, and many of us shared stories about our kids' college...

Growing up in the entertainment capital, where the weather may be predictable but life rarely is, I’ve carried those lessons with me on...

Going to Beverly Hills High School was surreal -  It was the time of the hit show 'Beverly Hills 90210',  the movie 'Less than Zero', and...

Over Fall break, we attended a beautiful wedding, visited a college in Connecticut, and, of course, spent some time in New York City....

"Honey, you don't understand how things work down here."  These words came from a dear friend after I had spent a year living and working...

I remember when I was an analyst at a hedge fund.  One day, a company I invested in got acquired, and I made a 30% return in a single...

In my early years of working on Wall Street, I felt conspicuously out of place, like the song lyrics of "Roxanne" by The Police resonated...

My husband used to watch Mad Men all the time.  I hated the show because of all of the womanizing.  But now, as we rewatch episodes, I...

When I reached my mid-40s, I realized that I had worked in nearly every facet of finance. At Disney, I worked in corporate finance. At...

Where are we in the cycle?  How will the stock market perform?  Even if you have a view…. No one knows.  No one knows what events will...

This is me trying to mimic "Rosie the Riveter". The iconic poster of a female factory worker flexing her muscle, exhorting other women to...

Recently, I spent a day in Philadelphia, moving my daughter into her dorm at the University of Pennsylvania . As a parent, it’s a...

As we move our kids into their dorms this August, my Instagram and Facebook feeds are filled with images of well-decorated dorms and the...

I’ve been fighting with my daughter to study more for the ACT.  I would like her to take it one and done in September so she doesn’t have...

Old work colleagues each started a hedge fund 15-20 years ago.  As part of their potential investors' due diligence, I was contacted as a...

We took the train on our way to NYC to see the musical The Great Gatsby. I love the train. It's a quiet time to catch up on emails and...

We explored the Churchill war rooms, Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, British Museum, ate amazing Indian food and even ran into friend...

This week in Paris has taught me the power of being present and how inspiration can flow from simply engaging with our surroundings and...