I was in the equity-trading department at Merrill Lynch. I was there in 1987 when the market crashed.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I used to work as a proofreader at Merrill Lynch.
I was a great student at a great school, Wharton School of Finance.
In the summer of 1990, I was buying stocks and I was probably three or four months early there. But we had a great rally in 1991.
The starting point of my career in money management in 1973-74 was the time of the only true bear market any living non-Japanese investor has seen in major markets. Equities, real estate, you name it, everyone got run over.
When I left Merrill Lynch, one of the things that upset me the most wasn't losing my job. It was not being able to see those people the following day. It was almost like divorcing 40 people.
I established my bank in 1988.
I delivered lectures, and I was also a consultant for international companies in finance, both private equity and big venture capital funds.
I went and worked at a TV station in Stillwater. I was actually account manager for commercial accounts, selling ad space and everything.
I was a professor at Princeton University. And, in that capacity, I studied for many years the role of financial crisis in the economy.
I was a VP of marketing, I was regional sales manager in fashion, and marketing director in communications and product development. I was always a corporate Fortune 500 girl.