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Senior Editorial Director

Anna Attkisson is a full-time Senior Editorial Director for Investopedia, overseeing content strategy and operations. Anna has spent 20 years crafting content around highly complex topics and publications, including small business, technology, and finance. Previously, she served as the editorial director at Business.com, Business News Daily, and others. Anna holds a bachelor's in journalism from the University of Kansas.

Senior Editorial Director, Financial Products & Services

Hilarey Gould has over a decade of journalism experience, with expertise in editing, content strategy, social media, and more. She is currently a full-time Senior Editorial Director of financial products and services at Investopedia. Hilarey has held editorial roles at Bankrate, SmartAsset, and realtor.com. She has a master's in journalism from the University of Missouri.

Associate Editorial Director, Financial Products and Services

Yasmin Ghahremani is a full-time Associate Editorial Director at Investopedia, where she oversees educational content about consumer financial products, ranging from checking accounts to life insurance. Yasmin has over two decades of journalism experience and is an expert on personal finance topics, including credit cards, insurance, and loans. At Investopedia, she provides strategy and operations leadership around educational content designed to help consumers make the best financial choices for their needs. She earned her bachelor's in advertising from the University of Texas at Austin and a master's in international affairs from Columbia University.

Associate Editorial Director, Financial Products and Services

Ben Woolsey is a full-time Associate Editorial Director at Investopedia, focusing on financial products and services. He has worked in marketing, operations, and content management roles for banks, credit card issuers, and credit card marketplace websites. Ben has two degrees—MBA/BSBA—from the University of Arkansas.

Senior Editor, Insurance

Myles is currently the senior insurance editor for Investopedia. He oversees the strategy and execution of all content aimed at helping people make better insurance decisions. Myles has nearly a decade of experience writing and editing insurance content at Policygenius, a leading insurance marketplace. His expertise has been featured in The Washington Post, CNBC, and PBS. Myles has a bachelor's degree from The College of New Jersey (TCNJ).

Senior Editor, Trading and Investing

Stella Osoba is the Senior Editor of trading and investing at Investopedia, where she oversees the library of financial education content. She has enjoyed a distinguished career as a financial, legal, and business writer, a technical analyst, an attorney, and an independent trader. Stella is active in the CMT Association and was co-founder and chair of Women in Technical Analysis, designed to increase opportunities for women to network and form meaningful contacts in the finance industry.

Senior Editor, Investing and Trading Product Reviews

Michael is a full-time senior editor of investing and trading products for Investopedia. He has 20+ years of mutual fund, macro market research, institutional trading desk, and trading education experience. Michael holds a bachelor's degree from West Virginia University and is a chartered member and subject matter expert (SME) for the industry-leading Chartered Market Technicians (CMT) Association.

Associate Editorial Director, Special Projects

Sienna Wrenn is the full-time Associate Editorial Director of Special Projects for Investopedia. She has been writing about personal finance since 2013, with work that has been cited by major news outlets and government agencies. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. She completed a media studies program with The Fund For American Studies at George Mason University in Washington, D.C.

Senior Editor, Financial Product Reviews

Lars Peterson joined Investopedia in 2023 as a senior editor of financial product reviews with a focus on personal loans, credit cards, mortgages, and other financial products and services. Lars has over 20 years of experience as a writer and editor in personal finance, business, and small business. He has a master's in English from California State University, Long Beach.

Senior Editor, Financial Products and Services

Brendan is a full-time senior editor of financial products and services at Investopedia. He has a decade of experience researching, writing, and editing content for financial and business publications about banking, credit and debt, auto loans, credit cards, and more. Previously, he was a managing editor at Credit Card Insider.

Editor, Financial Products and Services

Ward Williams is a full-time Editor for Investopedia focused on student loans and other financial products and services. He has over five years of professional editing, proofreading, and writing experience. He received his bachelor's in English from North Carolina State University and his master's in publishing from New York University.

Associate Special Projects Editor

Mia Davis is the full-time Associate Special Projects Editor for Investopedia with over five years of editing experience. She specializes in economics, and her expertise includes personal finance and entrepreneurial strategies. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin where she also received a Business Foundations Certificate from the McCombs School of Business.

Associate Editor, Trading and Investing

Katie Reilly is a full-time Associate Editor of Trading and Investing at Investopedia. She has a decade of experience in journalism, previously covering national news and education issues. She earned her bachelor's degree in English and political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also minored in business journalism.

Associate Editor

Will Baker is a full-time associate editor at Investopedia. He has over a decade of experience as a writer and editor, covering investing, trading, and other aspects of financial journalism. Before working at Investopedia, Will was the content writer for Simpler Trading. He is a U.S. Navy veteran and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Central Florida.

Staff Writer, Financial Products & Services

Sabrina Karl has over two decades of experience writing about savings, CDs, and other banking topics. She is currently a full-time staff writer at Investopedia and one of the country's top experts on how to earn as much as possible on the money you hold in the bank. Before joining Investopedia, Sabrina wrote for Bankrate.com, CreditCards.com, DepositAccounts.com, and RateSeeker.

Social Media Editor

Caroline Dilone is the Social Media Editor of Investopedia. She joined the company in 2022. She manages and creates content across Investopedia's various platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn. She monitors analytics, edits videos for Instagram and TikTok, and creates graphics for news and financial education content.

Executive Editor, News at Investopedia

Stephen Wisnefski is the Executive Editor of News at Investopedia. He has more than two decades of experience as a journalist and newsroom leader, including 25 years at Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal. He started his journalism career in 1996 in São Paulo, Brazil, where he covered financial markets, economics, and corporate news for Dow Jones Newswires. Later, he served as Brazil bureau chief for Dow Jones, senior editor for the Americas, the first-ever head of real-time news at the Wall Street Journal, and editor of professional news.

Senior Director, Investopedia News

David Marino-Nachison is a senior news director at Investopedia. He has extensive experience in a range of leadership, editing, and writing roles at high-profile media organizations covering financial news and other topics. Before joining Investopedia, he was an editor at The Wall Street Journal focused mainly on daily markets and investing news. He also worked on The Journal’s publishing desk; as a writer and editor covering stocks at Barron’s; as an editor of features at MarketWatch; and on product development efforts at The Journal. Marino-Nachison previously edited criminal justice coverage at The Washington Post, among other roles concerning local and consumer-focused news, among other roles in financial and local news.