Powell launches personal finance podcast
Personal finance journalist Robert Powell has launched a weekly personal finance podcast called “Decoding Your Money.” “Financial planning has become significantly more complex over the past two decades,” said Powell in a statement. “The goal of ‘Decoding Your Money’ is to help people make sense of that complexity by breaking down the research, trade-offs and decisions […]
Egkolfopoulou named team leader for money at Bloomberg
Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou has been named team leader for the new money news team at Bloomberg News. She has been team leader for its legal coverage. Egkolfopoulou had previously been on the 2020 election reporting team before joining the personal finance desk as a reporter. Before the election, Egkolfopoulou had been covering real estate in New York. […]
Bloomberg seeks a personal investing reporter
Bloomberg News is seeking a reporter to join our Money team to cover individual investing as a pillar of modern personal finance. This beat is about how people put money to work, how they decide what risk they can live with, and how new products and easy access are influencing those choices. You will write […]
Bloomberg seeks a money reporter in New York
Bloomberg News is seeking a reporter to join our growing Money team to cover personal finance for readers who already know the basics and want to understand what actually changes outcomes. You’ll focus on the return on major pillars of money such as college, credit and housing: how people pay, what it really costs over […]
Watching too much news can affect retirement plans
Reacting to short-term news can do more harm than good, pushing you to invest emotionally or err more conservatively than you should, writes Jonathan Ponciano for Investopedia. Ponciano writes, “Constantly worrying about your finances because of the latest headlines rarely pays off—and it can even be detrimental to your financial well-being. ‘Making decisions based on recent […]
Stinson, assistant per finance editor, laid off at Washington Post
Rivan Stinson, assistant personal finance editor at The Washington Post, was among the layoffs on Wednesday. She was working legendary personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary. Stinson previously worked at Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, where she worked for more than six years, first as a fact-checker and then as a staff writer for its magazine covering credit, […]
Gould departs Investopedia for JPMorganChase
Investopedia senior editorial director Hilarey Gould has left the personal finance site for a job at JPMorganChase. She is now vice president and content editor and manager for JPMorgan’s wealth management vertical. Gould had been at Investopedia since February 2023. She previously worked at The Balance as editorial director and at Swirled as senior career and finance […]
Bankrate seeks a consumer finance watchdog reporter
Join Bankrate’s Watchdog and Investigations team as a writer focused on producing high-impact investigative and accountability journalism. Report on questionable, confusing, or predatory practices in personal finance and adjacent industries, with the goal of protecting and informing consumers. Create compelling stories that translate complex financial topics into clear, relatable, and actionable insights for everyday Americans. […]
Consumer Reports revives “Bread & Butter” newsletter
Consumer Reports is bringing back its “Bread & Butter” newsletter, which offered personal finance advice to consumers during the Depression and World War II, reports Laura Hazard Owen of Nieman Reports. Owen reports, “This time around, rather than being sent via mail for $0.05 per copy or $1 per year, the newsletter comes to subscribers for free via […]
Telegraph personal finance reporter Haynes moving to biz news
Tom Haynes, a personal finance reporter at The Telegraph, is moving to its business desk to cover the leisure and hospitality beat. He will start the new position in December. Previously, he worked as a reporter at MyLondon. He was also an assistant editor at The Tab. Haynes has a B.A. from King’s College London.
