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Alana Benson

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  • long-term investing
How I Think About Money “Money is a tool that helps us live our best lives, but it's easy to feel shame, intimidation, fear and other intense emotions around it. Understanding what to do with your money can help ease those feelings and let you move on to truly living.”
5+ Years of Experience
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Previous experience
Writer at LexisNexis, writer at Rosen Publishing, writer at the Lander Journal
Education
Dual B.A. in English and classical civilizations from the University of Vermont
Alana Benson is an investing writer who joined NerdWallet in 2019. She covers a wide variety of investing topics including stocks, socially responsible investing, cryptocurrency, mutual funds, HSAs and financial advice. She is also a frequent contributor to NerdWallet's "Smart Money" podcast. Alana has appeared on FOX Houston and the "PennyWise" podcast and has been quoted in MarketWatch and The Sun. Before joining NerdWallet, she wrote two books on identity theft and several young adult nonfiction titles. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Associated Press, MSN, Yahoo Finance and MarketWatch. She is based in Wyoming.
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