LouAnn Lofton has been proudly investing "like a girl" since she was young. After learning about the power of long-term investing she began her journey. That brought her to The Motley Fool in 2000, where she rose to the position of managing editor of Fool.com—an award-winning financial education website visited by more than five million visitors each month. "Warren Buffett Invests Like A Girl" is her first book—and the one that allowed her to finally meet her investment idol, Warren Buffett. She was an early, self-taught learner, with an inspirational story. Enjoy! 1. How did you start investing? What interested you? I didn’t grow up investing or even learn about it as a kid. It wasn't something we talked about in my family. However, when I turned 21, I inherited some money from a life insurance policy that my father had. Unfortunately, he'd died suddenly when I was just 14. The money I received from that policy wasn't a ton, but it was enough t
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