Arielle O'Shea

Head of Content, Investing & Taxes

Expertise
  • Retirement planning
  • investment management
  • investment accounts

How I Think About Money “You work hard for your money — make it work for you, too. That means investing to grow your wealth over time through the power of compound returns. ”
19+ Years of Experience
80+ Articles Written
32.4M+ Readers Reached
Previous experience
Financial reporter
Education
B.A. in English from Shepherd University
Arielle O’Shea leads the investing and taxes team at NerdWallet. She has covered personal finance and investing for nearly 20 years, and was a senior writer and spokesperson at NerdWallet before becoming an editor. Previously, she was a researcher and reporter for leading personal finance journalist and author Jean Chatzky, a role that included developing financial education programs, interviewing subject matter experts and helping to produce television and radio segments. Arielle has appeared on the "Today" show, NBC News and ABC's "World News Tonight," and has been quoted in national publications including The New York Times, MarketWatch and Bloomberg News. She is based in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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