Report: Only half of investors trust the financial media

Slightly more than half of all investors trust the media for information about the markets, according to a survey released Friday. That’s down from a year earlier. Fifty-five percent reported that they trust the financial media in their decision-making process about investments, according to a survey for Natixis Investment Managers. Forty-one percent said that the […]

SEC charges ex-Money journalist in Ponzi scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a former financial journalist with unlawfully selling the securities of a Ponzi scheme company that collapsed, reports Bruce Kelly of Investment News. Kelly writes, “Prominent among the individuals newly charged is Jordan E. Goodman, a self-described nationally recognized expert on personal finance who for 18 years worked on the editorial staff […]

Consumer Reports seeks a money reporter

A creative content creator conceiving of and executing a range of digital, print, social, interactive, and video content for all Consumer Reports products. With minimal supervision, REPORTS, WRITES and enhances the work of Money team, making sure stories are on-strategy, on-time, accurate, incorporate the contributions of all relevant internal resources, and are well-packaged and highly […]

“Marketplace” seeks a digital reporter

When’s the last time you thought about: Interest rates 401(k)s To rent or to buy Student loans Finding the right credit card Chances are pretty recently, just like the rest of us. Financial decisions underpin pretty much every move we make in life yet we’re often uncomfortable talking about them even with our closest friends […]

Consumer Reports seeks senior writer/editor for home

An ambitious reporter and writer with a talent for service journalism and a knack for reader-focused product reviews and how-to coverage. Must be able to create highly engaging content for Consumer Report’s members and its wider audience of readers. The right candidate is inherently curious about products and appliances and will leverage the wealth of […]

U.S. News launches personal finance podcast

U.S. News & World Report debuted a new weekly “Wealth of Knowledge” podcast on Monday hosted by consumer advice editor Antonio Barbera. He covers a wide range of topics, including personal finance, health, careers and investing. He joined the consumer advice team in 2016, and previously was an editor for U.S. News’ Best Cars vertical. […]

WSJ seeks real estate personal finance writer for Mansion

The Wall Street Journal seeks a writer with voice, authority and style to cover the financial lives of our readers as they navigate home ownership. The writer’s beat will cover the economics of real estate with a focus on the way we live, finding both real people and experts who can weigh in and speak […]

CNBC seeks a managing editor to oversee investing/personal finance

CNBC is building an editorial and production team for a special project to create actionable, relatable and uplifting personal finance and investing content which will inspire and empower the Millennial and Gen Z audience to make informed financial decisions. The Managing Editor will oversee the editorial and production staff to create and deliver custom informational […]

Kiplinger’s launches “Your Money’s Worth” podcast, its first

Personal finance magazine and website Kiplinger launched its first podcast series, Your Money’s Worth, on Monday. The episode discusses holiday shopping tips and tricks, and features an interview with Andrea Browne Taylor, online editor at Kiplinger.com. Each episode in the series will run under 30 minutes and will consist of three segments, including an interview […]

Investing.com launches personal finance website Allrates.com

Investing.com has launched a personal finance site called Allrates.com that will include editorial content. The editor in chief is Rebecca Greig, the former weekend editor at Newsweek magazine. Greig was also the international editor at International Business Times, where she managed a team of correspondents all over the globe and reported on the Middle East and […]