In my opinion, the United States and many Western nations have a financial disaster coming, caused by our educational system’s failure to adequately provide a realistic financial education program for students.

Critics only make you stronger. You have to look at what they are saying as feedback. Sometimes the feedback helps, and other times, it's just noise that can be a distraction.

I wasn't born a natural entrepreneur. I had to be trained.

Academic qualifications are important and so is financial education. They're both important and schools are forgetting one of them.

It's the investor who is risky, not the investment.

One of the most important things a real investor needs to say is this; “I want my money back and I also want to keep my investments.

I strongly urge students to learn to take risks, to be bold, to let their genius convert that fear into power and brilliance.