Rowan joins Forbes Advisor as staff writer

Forbes Advisor has hired Lisa Rowan as a staff writer covering banking and personal finance. Rowan brings 10 years of reporting experience along with more than five years’ experience working as a marketing and communications consultant to the organization. Her bylines include Retail Dive, Racked (now Vox’s The Goods), The Washington Post and CityLab (The […]

PIRG hires personal finance columnist Murray

Teresa Dixon Murray, who had been writing the “Money Matters” column for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, has been hired to be the new director of the Consumer Watchdog program for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), a non-profit based in Washington D.C. “The position should be a lot fun and it scratches my consumer-advocacy […]

Business Insider seeks wealth reporter for personal finance team

Business Insider’s Personal Finance Insider team is looking for a wealth-building reporter to help readers find the investing products and services that best fit their needs. As a reporter, you will: Contribute ideas that strengthen the approach to financial product reviews and comparisons Write guides and explainers demystifying brokerage products, investment apps, online adviser services, […]

Time launches personal finance site with former Money editor

Time and Red Ventures have launched a personal finance site called NextAdviser being run by former Money editor in chief Adam Auriemma. NextAdvisor is free and will feature strategy guides, perspectives on the economy, analysis of the latest tools and products and reported stories, focusing on the fundamentals of financial wellness, from saving, managing debt, and […]

Bloomberg taps Narayanan to lead new personal finance initiative

Pratish Narayanan has been named team leader for Bloomberg’s new personal finance initiative, which is part of the global finance team. For the past year, Narayanan has been a senior editor in New York, writing and editing global commodities and energy stories, and helping coordinate coverage of breaking news as well as enterprise projects. He […]

Business Insider seeks associate editor, insurance

Business Insider’s personal finance team is hiring for an associate editor to build out insurance coverage. Personal Finance Insider covers all types of insurance: life, disability, homeowners, renters, and auto. As an associate editor, you will: Contribute ideas that strengthen the company’s approach to financial product reviews and comparisons Develop content road maps to drive […]

NerdWallet hires Brewer as an editor

Karen Gaudette Brewer will be joining NerdWallet as an editor. Currently, she is overseeing brand stewardship and impact, employee communications at REI. Brewer has also served as an executive editor at Remedy Health Media and as a senior editor at Allrecipes.com. She was also a food writer, editor for PCC Community Markets and has also […]

NY Times seeks money lead editor

The New York Times is looking for an editor who’s passionate about personal finance and all things money. DETAILS: Report to the senior editor of Money and help set content strategy for Wirecutter Money Recruit and assign projects to freelance and staff writers Use data to support potential story ideas Edit multiple guides, blog posts, […]

Deputy money editor Pinsker departing Reuters

Reuters deputy money editor Beth Pinsker is leaving the news organization for a job at Fidelity. Her last day at Reuters is Friday. She starts at Fidelity on Monday, and her title will be director, editorial services working on the Viewpoints team. Pinsker, who is a certified financial planner, joined Reuters nearly nine years ago.  […]

WSJ launches new personal finance site WSJ Money

New audiences chief Ebony Reed and chief news strategist Louise Story sent out the following announcement on Monday: Hi Everyone, WSJ Money, a free, mobile-first microsite experience that will teach people how to be smarter with their money, launches today. It is part of a strategic effort to reach new audiences with the WSJ’s personal […]