McCabe departs Investopedia

  Alec McCabe, Investopedia as associate editorial director, has left the personal finance website. “I’m proud of my colleagues and I for quintupling Investopedia’s daily news output in less than a year,” he wrote on LinkedIn. “And it was time for a change.” Before Investopedia, McCabe was a senior news editor at The Real Deal. He […]

The Block hires Investopedia’s Siew to be executive editor

Walden Siew, the editorial director at Investopedia, has been hired by crypto news site The Block as executive editor. He will be leading editorial strategy and managing news content and will be based in New York. Before Investopedia, Siew previously was editor in chief of Arizent’s Employee Benefits Group, overseeing the Employee Benefit News and Employee […]

McCabe appointed associate editorial director of Investopedia

Alec McCabe has joined Investopedia as associate editorial director. Recently, McCabe was a senior news editor at The Real Deal. He is a veteran Bloomberg journalist, which he joined in 1994 as a government bond reporter. There, he held various other roles, including reporter, Hong Kong bureau chief, enterprise Asia editor, global newsroom recruiter and […]

Cornfield joins Money magazine as deputy editor

Jill Cornfield has joined Money magazine as deputy editor. Recently, Cornfield was a senior editor for personal finance at Investopedia. She was a digital content creator for the Wall Street Journal Custom Studios, Time Out New York Kids and Investopedia. She worked at CNBC as a lead writer – partnership with fintech firm and personal […]

What attracted Caleb Silver to be EIC of Investopedia

Prosek Partners partner Russell Sherman talked to Investopedia editor in chief Caleb Silver on his “Press Profiles” podcast about what attracted him to the personal finance site. Here is an excerpt: Russell Sherman In 2016, you joined Investopedia – what attracted you to that platform? Caleb Silver Great question. Well, I’m a business journalist, so like a lot of […]

Investopedia seeks a newsletter editor

Investopedia and The Balance, part of the Dotdash publishing family, are looking for a Newsletter Editor to join their team in NYC or remote. Overseeing a large multi-newsletter program for both brands, the ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the financial markets and personal finance trends, as well as the ability to package […]

Silver to become SABEW president

Caleb Silver, editor-in-chief and senior vice president at Investopedia, will be installed as the new president of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing on Thursday at noon during the annual membership meeting. He succeeds Kim Quillen, business source editor at Chicago Tribune, who served as SABEW’s president for the past year. Silver has […]

Investopedia seeks crypto and blockchain editor

Investopedia is seeking an experienced cryptocurrency and blockchain editor to ensure our news and evergreen content effectively demystifies cryptocurrency and blockchain. We are seeking a true expert with a passion for the subject. Must have a solid background in editing news and educational content. About the Role:  You will be responsible for making sure we […]

Investopedia hires Siew as editorial director

Personal finance and investing site Investopedia has hired Walden Siew as editorial director. He previously was editor in chief of Arizent’s Employee Benefits Group, overseeing the Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser brands, a position he’s held since 2018. Siew had been the financial services editor at LinkedIn since December 2016. Before that, he was news editor at […]

Investopedia launches economic recovery tracker for five cities

Personal finance site Investopedia announced the launch of The City Economic Recovery Tracker (CERT), which is an index compiling economic recovery data of five U.S. cities since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Investopedia has been analyzing economic recovery data since the pandemic was declared in March, when the 22-year-old website launched the New York […]