Two NerdWallet staffers leave, looking for other work

Two NerdWallet editorial staffers have recently left the personal finance website and are looking for new jobs. Jackie Zimmerman worked as a personal finance writer for NerdWallet for two years and eight months. She has also been a contributing editor to A Women’s Thing, a women’s feminist literary publication. Zimmerman also worked as an editorial assistant […]

How The Penny Hoarder newsroom is structured

Simon Owens interviewed John Schlander, the managing editor of personal finance site The Penny Hoarder, about its operations. Here is an excerpt: If you look at it on a weekly basis in terms of how you produce content. What’s the way of pitching and vetting the process for potential articles that you’re going through? Do you rely […]

USA Today hires Herron to cover personal finance, real estate

USA Today business editor Philana Patterson sent out the following announcement on Friday: I am happy to announce that Janna Herron will join USA TODAY’s Money team to cover personal finance, real estate and financial markets. For more than a decade, Janna has reported on and written about business, personal finance and real estate news and trends. […]

WSJ seeks a personal finance reporter

The Wall Street Journal seeks a writer with voice, authority and style to cover the financial lives of our readers as they start and build their careers. The writer’s beat will be all the financial conundrums of this stage of life: buying a house, paying off student loans, getting started with investing and saving, navigating […]

WSJ seeks personal finance and wealth editor

The Wall Street Journal seeks a creative and experienced editor to lead its coverage of personal finance and wealth. The editor will supervise a team of reporters who write about the full range of our readers’ financial lives–student loans, housing, college savings, building wealth, retirement, philanthropy and much more. The personal finance and wealth team […]

Considerable, personal finance site for people in 50s and 60s, soft launches

Considerable, a personal finance site aimed at consumers in their 50s and 60s, has had a soft launch with an official launch aimed for September. The site, which is run by former Money magazine editor Diane Harris, is focusing on five content areas: Money, Work, Family & Home, Health & Wellness, and Pursuits. Considerable is backed […]

How The Penny Hoarder ensures credibility in its coverage

Tommy Flaim of TapeACall.com interviewed The Penny Hoarder managing editor John Schlander about how the personal finance news organization ensures credibility in its coverage. Here is an excerpt: How do you ensure your sources contribute to the credibility of a story? What tools do you use to record in-person and phone interviews? Depending on the type of story, […]

Bankrate seeks an audience development editor

Bankrate, a division of Red Ventures, is seeking an audience development editor to reach millions of people with our trusted personal finance content. Responsibilities: Build Bankrate’s growing freelance program by recruiting qualified writers. Brainstorm, assign, and edit story ideas catered to Bankrate’s audience. Work with Red Ventures’ SEO team to optimize story assignments and reach […]

Bankrate seeks a credit cards writer

As a Credit Cards Writer for Bankrate, you’ll be responsible for contributing to and executing on strategy for credit cards content on Bankrate.com. You’ll pitch, write and edit articles, reviews and informational pages covering all things cards: credit card usage, issuers, rewards, points and miles, credit scores, advice, news and more. You’ll also run the content […]

Why Kiplinger’s remains a successful personal finance franchise

Tony Silber of Forbes.com writes about the success of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine and its newsletters despite increasing competition. Silber writes, “There are a variety of reasons for that, Kiplinger says, including a smart expansion into the digital realm that drives both advertising and paid-circulation newsletter subscriptions, and at the core, quality content. It’s true, he […]