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...gambles, Buttner’s unorthodox career choice paid off. She soon went on to host The Money Club at CNBC before moving to Fox in 2000—but not without a major pitstop along the way. While reporting a story on female motorcycle riders in 1988, Buttner decided she had to learn how to ride in order to better understand her subjects...
...Though she insisted she was “awful” at first, Buttner quickly became a motorcycle aficionado, riding across the country on back roads in 1993. A year later, in another calculated risk, Buttner took a break from television to become the first female editor of motorcycle magazine, Cycle World—a move that surprised even those who knew her best...
...Buttner took a “huge” pay cut when she went to Cycle World, she said, but decided she would go full-throttle and welcome whatever adventures came with...
...Sometimes, you have to be willing to take those kinds of risks because they can be the most rewarding parts of your life,” Buttner said. “When I talk to my grandkids, am I going to say that I covered the 2008 presidential campaign, or that I test drove 10 motorcycles around the country one year...
...Buttner, ever the careful daredevil, said that she has given up her motorcycle days now that she is the mother of two children. Today, she applies her talent for calculating risk to giving her viewers advice in the world of stocks and mutual funds. But Buttner swears that as soon as her children are off to college, she will accumulate a garage full of Ducati bikes, and again be off roaring down back roads...