Western North Carolina native and CEO of Bettini Financial Brittany Bettini has made it her life’s mission to help people and small businesses learn how to repair their credit and manage their finances for long-term financial success.

Luck plays no role in why women succeed as investors when they exercise well-informed influence over how and where they invest their wealth. Contrary to skeptics who equate investing in the stock, bond, or money markets as gambling, a wise and prudent investor manages the appropriate level of risk they are willing to accept.