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Samantha Allen leads the insurance team at NerdWallet. Previously, she was the digital managing editor for the publications Financial Planning and On Wall Street. Samantha attended Northwestern University's certified financial planner program and has been covering personal finance and wealth management for more than 10 years. She is based in Chicago.
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