Motley Fool launches personal finance site The Ascent

Investing website The Motley Fool has started a personal finance site called The Ascent. The website provides consumers with reviews on hundreds of financial products and services such as credit cards, savings accounts, mortgages and discount brokers. “For the last 25 years, The Motley Fool has sought to level the playing field on Wall Street […]

Penny Hoarder personal finance column to run in Tampa Bay Times

The Tampa Bay Times will begin publishing The Penny Hoarder’s Dear Penny personal finance advice column beginning July 29. The column will appear Sundays inside the business section and will feature a question-and-answer format. Written by The Penny Hoarder’s personal finance expert Lisa Rowan, Dear Penny will address tricky money dilemmas submitted by readers. The […]

Biz journalist Chatzky acquires DailyWorth.com, personal finance site for women

Longtime personal finance journalist Jean Chatzky has acquired personal finance site DailyWorth.com for an undisclosed amount. Chatzky had been an investor in the site. DailyWorth.com founder Amanda Steinberg writes, “You’re in amazing hands with Jean and I look forward to supporting her in making DailyWorth a better version of what it is today with fresh […]

Personal finance site Considerable seeks associate editor

Considerable, a new digital media brand for people in their fifties and sixties, is looking for a dynamic, skilled writer and editor to join the team and help build our financial and lifestyle site. You’ll report directly to our Editorial Director and Deputy Editor, and be responsible for managing one or more of our five […]

Personal finance site Considerable seeks senior editor

Considerable, a new digital media brand for people in their fifties and sixties, is looking for an experienced editor to join the team  and help build a great financial and lifestyle site. You’ll report directly to the Editorial Director, and be responsible for managing two of our five related verticals, in addition to helping out […]

Personal finance site Considerable seeks deputy editor

Considerable, a new digital media brand for people in their fifties and sixties, is looking for an experienced editorial leader to take a lead role in supervising the day to day operations of our financial and lifestyle website. You’ll report directly to the Editorial Director, and be a partner in responsibility for all aspects of […]

Consumer Reports wields great influence in the car industry

Robert Ferris of CNBC.com writes about the influence Consumer Reports has on the car industry. Ferris writes, ‘Still, the organization’s goal is to cover about 90 percent of the U.S. car market, and it does evaluate vehicles in just about every major category. “Part of how it achieves such trust among consumers is through its transparent […]

US News & World Report seeks an investing editor

The Consumer Advice team at U.S. News & World Report, which strives to help people make smarter decisions when it comes to saving and spending, retirement, careers and investing, is seeking a skilled editor to join our enthusiastic team of writers and editors producing online investing content. This Investing Editor role includes working with staff writers […]

Kiplinger seeks tax writer/editor

The Kiplinger Washington Editors Inc., seeks an experienced tax writer and editor to deliver engaging, actionable tax guidance and forecasts to the Kiplinger audience in digital and print formats. This editor will contribute to the Kiplinger Tax Letter and Kiplinger.com on a regular basis, and will help launch a variety of ancillary products and services. Fast-paced, this […]

Investopedia hires Carey to edit personal finance broker platform

Theresa Carey has been hired by Investopedia as editor for the personal finance broker platform. In this role, Carey will be reporting to Will Kenton, director of content for Personal Finance. She will build out Investopedia’s Online Broker center to produce product reviews and information for the site’s 30 million monthly visitors. Carey brings years […]