I was lucky. My children didn't have health issues, didn't have big school problems, etc. And as I watched some of my peers go through this, you can see how quickly a family can get derailed when they are not lucky.

Facts are that the financial advisers on Wall Street today or anywhere depending on which firm, what point in time - 85 to 88 percent male, and that is part of why investing for women they tell us feels unapproachable because they don't see people who look like them.

Your adrenaline starts to go when the market opens in the morning. It's like sports programming.

I was lucky. My children didn't have health issues, didn't have big school problems, etc. And as I watched some of my peers go through this, you can see how quickly a family can get derailed when they are not lucky.

If you're not making some notable mistakes along the way, you're certainly not taking enough business and career chances.

I love what's going on these days with these powerful women who are really working to make a difference.

Greater diversity drives better business results.