She hopes to roll out the videos in 2010, although it is an arduous undertaking due to her packed schedule. But she is adamant about the importance of education. “It is my No. 1 passion,” she states. “We have issues in our country and we need to ensure that our students are getting the best education and best training so that they can be flexible just in case life throws them a curveball like we just saw with all of the job cuts.”
And maybe if more people begin to understand the world of finance from a younger age, then the next generation won’t run into the same state of crisis we are currently experiencing, or at least they can be better prepared for it. And to prepare, Maria still recommends investing for the future. “I think we’ve all been hit by what has been an extraordinary two years for business, but I still believe in long-term investing,” she explains. “Over the last year, we could look back and feel like we’ve lost a decade because people lost money. But I don’t think we should be giving up on long-term investing. It’s very easy to fall into a short-term trading mentality because we’ve got all the expectations, we’re living moment to moment, and for me, I am following every tick of the market. My advice would be to think for the long term and believe in quality businesses, and believe in the global story, because America will come back, in terms of growth, once again. You want to be investing in growth stories, investing in companies that can grow their own earnings, grow their own revenues, and become larger and larger.”
This is where Maria hits her stride—giving advice about the market that she knows so well. She follows every single up and down, and millions each day heed her advice.
Which brings us to the “Honey” part. Maria is a recognized face the world over; while this could be attributed to the fact that she has interviewed everyone from presidents and sheiks to the most influential CEOs, all with a cool air of responsibility, she is also quite the looker, a fact that has enthralled audiences.
Even Joey Ramone of punk rock band The Ramones penned a song about her, which he aptly titled Maria Bartiromo.
The lyrics to his ode to the Money Honey relay how dependent people are on the financial guru to explain the daily happenings in an understandable manner.
What’s happening on Wall Street?
What’s happening at The Stock Exchange?
I want to know
What’s happening on Squawk Box?
What’s happening with my stocks?
I want to know
I watch you on the TV every single day
Those eyes make everything okay
I watch her everyday
I watch her every night
She’s really outta sight