The best for personal finance coverage
Anna Clark of The American Prospect interviewed Helaine Olen, who has a new book out about personal finance called “Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry,” and asked her about the best personal finance journalists in the country. Here is an excerpt: Given how much of the personal-finance media come up […]
What’s wrong with personal finance coverage?
Linda Stern of Reuters examines the new book from Helaine Olen called “Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry,” which examines, in part, personal finance journalism. Stern writes, “Olen doesn’t fault the financial writers of the mainstream media (a point that I found comforting), though she sometimes portrays us as cockeyed optimists, persisting […]
Avoid advice from personal finance coverage
Susan Antilla, a columnist for Bloomberg View, writes that consumers should ignore any advice on investing from personal finance publications. Antilla writes, “There is a good chance that you will lose money if you follow the 2013 top stock recommendations. And the grander the promise of profits, the more you should worry about getting burned. […]
CNNMoney.com is named top personal finance site
MyMediaInfo.com has named CNNMoney.com as the top online spot for personal finance news and information. Here are its top three: 1. @CNNMoney: CNN Money is the world’s leading business and finance website, as well as the online home of Fortune and Money magazines. Offering up-to-date news and information on markets, investing, the economy, personal finance, […]
Idaho Statesman cuts standalone biz section
The Idaho Statesman is cutting its standalone business section and moving the publishing date of its weekly magazine Business Insider. Editor Karla Gower writes, “We also took this time to review our daily Business section. We’ve gone back and forth on having a separate section during the recent economic downturn. At one point, we put […]
CNNMoney names new personal finance writer
CNNMoney.com managing editor Lex Haris sent out the following staff announcement on Monday: I’m pleased to announce that we have a new reporter joining the Personal Finance team: Melanie Hicken starts on December 17. Melanie got her start as a beat reporter in Glendale, California in 2009, where she covered everything from pensions to wasteful […]
Marketwatch.com launches section on retirement
Marketwatch.com, the business and financial news site operated by Dow Jones & Co., announced Wednesday the launch of MarketWatch Retirement. Featuring news, advice and analysis targeted toward people saving for retirement, those who should be, and those already retired, the section brings together the expertise of MarketWatch’s retirement reporters and columnists, as well as coverage […]
Biz news site Minyanville founder discusses its strategy
Todd Harrison, founder and CEO of Minyanville Media Inc., the business and financial news company that celebrated its 10th anniversary earlier this week. In addition to his presence in the media realm, Harrison has spent 22 years on Wall Street. He worked seven years on the worldwide equity derivative desk at Morgan Stanley as vice […]
Consumer Reports editorial director departs amid reorganization
Consumer Reports is undergoing an editorial restructuring that has cost vice president and editorial director Kevin McKean his job, reports TJ Raphael of Folio. Raphael writes, “‘It was a wonderful time at Consumer Reports,’ says McKean. ‘I think for their next chapter, so to speak, it’s actually better that I’m out of there and it’s […]
Business media and managing your finances
Radio personality Kojo Nnamdi talks to Knight Kiplinger of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance about the future of business media and personal finance in an age of economic uncertainty. Listen to their conversation here.
