Meet Our Specialists

Liz Weston
Personal Finance Columnist
Experience: Los Angeles Times, MSN, Reuters
Education: BA in Economics & Communications, Pacific Lutheran University
Specialties: General personal finance; credit; credit scores; debt management; budgeting; retirement
Featured in: Fox Business, CNBC, Marketplace, Washington Post, Wired, Lifehacker, KPCC's AirTalk, NBC News, Los Angeles Times
Kimberly Palmer
Credit Cards, Banking & Personal Finance Expert
Experience: AARP, US News & World Report, Wall Street Journal
Education: BA in History, Amherst College and Masters in Public Policy & Economics, The University of Chicago
Specialties: Credit cards, credit card industry trends, credit scores and consumer debt, savings and checking accounts, consumer banking trends and family finances
Featured in: Today, VICE, Business Insider, Moneyish, LA Times, Bustle, MarketWatch
Andrea Coombes
Tax Specialist
Experience: Personal finance reporter for 16+ years, including work for the Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch.
Education: MA in Journalism, University of California, Berkeley
Specialties: General personal finance, investing, retirement and saving strategies
Featured in: ThisIsInsider, USA Today, CNBC, Real Simple
Arielle O'Shea
Investing and Retirement Specialist
Experience: Personal finance reporter for 10+ years
Education: BA in English, Shepherd University
Specialties: General personal finance, investing, retirement and saving strategies
Featured in: ABC World News, Bloomberg, CNBC, US News
Tim Manni
Home Expert
Experience: HSH.com
Education: BA in American Studies and Journalism, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Specialties: Home buying, selling and ownership trends, real estate
Featured in: CNBC, Time, USA Today, Washington Post, International Business Times
Holden Lewis
Research Analyst
Experience: Bankrate, Toledo Blade, Associated Press
Specialties: Macroeconomic impact on finances, home and mortgage trends, housing market
Featured in: Cheddar, USA Today, Apartment Therapy, Fox Business, Forbes, Housingwire
Brianna McGurran
Student Finance and Careers Expert
Experience: New York Observer, WNYC
Education: BA in English, New York University and MA in Journalism, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
Specialties: Student loans (debt, refinancing, and consolidation); Financial aid; personal finance and money management for millennials, careers
Featured in: NBC, Forbes, Lifehacker, Cheddar TV
Courtney Jespersen
Consumer Savings Expert
Experience: The Central Valley Business Journal
Education: BA in Communications, California State University-Stanislaus
Specialties: Consumer buying and spending trends, budgeting and saving, shopping tips, sales, deals and retail trends
Featured in: MarketWatch, Harper's Bazaar, Brit + Co., Kiplinger

Meet our specialists