Karen Finerman Quotes:

Don't waste even a minute magnifying your perceived inadequacies. You can't do it all. Why berate yourself for not achieving the impossible?

Topics: Waste, Achieving The Impossible, Achieve

Serendipity is nice, but hoping for luck and the magic of happenstance shouldn't be an excuse for a lack of proactivity. I had to learn for myself that waiting isn't a life plan.

Topics: Nice, Waiting, Serendipity, Happenstance

When I was 15 years old I read an article about Ivan Boesky, the well-known takeover trader - turned out years later it was all on inside information! But before that came to light he was very successful, very flamboyant. And I thought, "This is what I want to do". So I'm 15 years old, I decide I'm going to Wall Street.

source: - "She's worth $100m, runs a $400m hedge fund, has two sets of twins and four nannies". Interview with Marianne MacDonald, www.theguardian.com. September 9, 2007.

Topics: Wall, Successful, Light, Takeovers, Flamboyant

Never have anyone else carry your luggage. Pack only what you need.

source: - Karen Finerman (2013). “Finerman's Rules: Secrets I'd Only Tell My Daughters About Business and Life”, p.49, Hachette UK

Topics: Needs, Packs, Luggage

It's OK to have a plan, to invest in your future - for your financial security, your love life, your personal fulfillment, and even your happiness. To have personal happiness as a stated goal doesn't detract from it if you get there.

Topics: Love Life, Goal, Financial, Personal Fulfillment, Personal Happiness