Meet the FinanceBuzz Contributors

Adam Palasciano is a writer for FinanceBuzz with six years of experience covering personal finance, with a focus on retirement planning. He helps readers make smarter investment decisions as retireme… See more

Amanda Machado is an Associate Editor at FinanceBuzz. With a B.A. in Language and Literature, she believes that achieving financial independence is closely tied to personal growth.

Andrea Basse is the Editorial Operations Manager for FinanceBuzz. She's worked with multiple financial services companies over the last few years — including Goldman Sachs and Discover — developing c… See more

Ashley is an editor for FinanceBuzz with more than 15 years of personal finance writing experience, specializing in banking. She helps readers make smarter decisions about where they keep their money… See more

Brian Beers is a writer for FinanceBuzz. He has over 20 years of experience working in financial journalism, where he edited, wrote, and produced for several top business news outlets and personal … See more

Calista Headrick is an Associate Editor at FinanceBuzz. With an M.S. in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, she has a pa… See more

Catherine Hiles is a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI) and an editor for FinanceBuzz with more than a decade of experience covering personal finance, insurance, home, automotive, travel… See more

Catherine Collins is a nationally recognized financial writer for FinanceBuzz with 15 years of experience in the industry. Her personal finance book, Mom's Got Money, was published by Wiley in 2021. … See more

Chris Lewis is the Director of Digital PR at FinanceBuzz and a Certified Educator in Personal Finance. As the head of research, Chris oversees FinanceBuzz’s data journalism and media relations depart… See more

Chris Kissell is a writer and FinanceBuzz editor whose work has been featured at U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, MSN Money, Fox Business, Yahoo Finance, Bankrate, Money Talks News, and more. He wri… See more

Christine Yaged, Chief Experience Officer/Founder of FinanceBuzz, writes about credit cards, travel, entrepreneurship, and business. She's been in digital marketing and technology for her entire care… See more

Christy Rakoczy Bieber is a writer for FinanceBuzz with 17 years of experience covering personal finance, with a focus on credit cards and borrowing strategies. She helps readers choose the right cre… See more

Danielle Letenyei is a writer for FinanceBuzz living in Madison, Wisconsin. Her interests include budgeting, travel, credit cards, insurance, and creative side gigs. She hopes her work on these topic… See more

David Maina, CPA, is a writer for FinanceBuzz with eight years of experience covering personal finance, with a focus on Social Security and retirement-related benefits. He helps readers understand ho… See more

Doug Woodall is a FinanceBuzz fact checker with over 30 years of experience in property and casualty insurance claims management, along with two years in writing and editing. Before retiring, he work… See more

Greg Van Horn is the founder and CEO of FinanceBuzz. A serial technology entrepreneur, he has built and scaled over a dozen multiple-million dollar digital companies in the last 15 years.

Jennifer Calonia is a writer for FinanceBuzz with 15 years of experience, with a focus on credit cards and debt repayment. She helps readers use credit cards responsibly, maximize rewards, and decide… See more

Jessica Gibson is an editor for FinanceBuzz with 12 years of experience, focusing on real estate and housing affordability. She helps readers understand where their money can go further, from identif… See more

Jordan Major is a writer for FinanceBuzz specializing in taxes. With over six years of experience covering financial topics, he helps readers navigate tax decisions that can impact their finances, fr… See more

Kat Tretina is a FinanceBuzz writer and personal finance expert focusing on practical financial matters, including student loans, debt repayment, side hustles, insurance, and healthcare. Drawing from… See more

Kate Daugherty is a writer for FinanceBuzz with a passion for providing others the head start they deserve on their financial journeys. Largely self-taught, Kate relied on books, blogs, and trial-and… See more

Kristen Cervellini specializes in auto insurance. More specifically, she helps readers navigate coverage options and better understand what they’re paying for, from exact price comparisons to breakin… See more

Kristin Hitchcock is a seasoned FinanceBuzz writer and active investor with nearly a decade of experience covering retirement planning, Social Security, and sustainable investment strategies. Through… See more

Kristy DeSmit is a personal finance editor at FinanceBuzz with a passion for breaking down complex subjects and empowering readers to improve their lives. She has written on finance and law, as well … See more

Laura is the Associate Director of Syndication at FinanceBuzz. She's especially passionate about topics such as credit card points, retirement planning, saving strategies, budget travel, and utilizin… See more

Lauren Graves is the Senior Updates Editor at FinanceBuzz and specializes in loans, banking, budgeting, debt, and credit cards. She aims to make the often intimidating topic of personal finance easie… See more

FinanceBuzz writer Lindsay Frankel is interested in helping people get the most out of their money, whether they're looking for an insurance company, planning a trip abroad, saving for an important e… See more

Lindsay VanSomeren is a writer for FinanceBuzz based in Suquamish, Washington. Originally a wildlife biologist, Lindsay became passionate about helping others learn smart financial moves after seeing… See more

Maurie Backman is a writer for FinanceBuzz who has more than a decade of experience in the personal finance space. Her areas of coverage include retirement, investing, Social Security, Medicare, mort… See more

Maya Siman, Senior Digital PR Strategist for FinanceBuzz, has a passion for storytelling. Her own personal finance journey has inspired her to create engaging content with the rest of the FinanceBuzz… See more

Paige Cerulli is a writer for FinanceBuzz with more than 15 years of experience covering personal finance. She focuses on trending financial topics and helps readers make sense of everyday money deci… See more

Sara Albertelli is an associate editor at FinanceBuzz with expertise in content strategy, writing, and audience engagement. With a strong background in journalism, she has contributed to top publicat… See more

Sarah Sharkey is a personal finance writer for FinanceBuzz who enjoys diving into the details to help readers make more informed decisions. She covers mortgages, insurance, money management, travel, … See more

Throughout her career, FinanceBuzz editor Sarah Fulghum has worked with an extensive roster of clients and topics, from shopping deals to investing. Her work can be seen on Bob Vila and many more.

Stacy, a writer for FinanceBuzz, enjoys writing about fintech, consumer deals, the side hustle economy, and random tomfoolery. She's personally tried more than 100 different gigs, including being an … See more

Steve Miller is a Senior Editor at FinanceBuzz and has worked in the personal finance, legal, and academic publishing fields. He's researched and written about topics in credit cards, travel, and eco… See more

Tara is a personal finance expert for FinanceBuzz with nearly 15 years of experience simplifying complex money topics for everyday readers. Her coverage spans small business loans, mortgages, persona… See more

Tobi Amure is a personal finance writer for FinanceBuzz focused on helping readers make smarter everyday money decisions around budgeting, debt, credit, and long-term investing. He specializes in sim… See more

Tracy leads the editorial team at FinanceBuzz as Senior Vice President of Content Brands. Prior to joining the company in 2019, Tracy held leadership roles at Student Loan Hero, LendingTree, Meredith… See more