Successful investing requires thorough research, patience and a whole lot of discipline. These are just some of the investing building blocks top money managers tell their clients. Follow this advice, and winning becomes the norm. To that end, Liz Ann Sonders, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab, came by to talk to with TheStreet about everything from the state of the market to women and their hesitation to invest. Billionaire Hedge Fund Investor Steven A. Cohen's firm S.A.C. Capital Advisors, got caught up in an insider trading scandal back in 2013.