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Sandy Yong, licensed CFEI®, is an award-winning author, personal finance writer, and keynote speaker with a proven track record of empowering millennials to achieve financial success. Sandy is the author of The Money Master: Inside Secrets on How to Make Your Money Grow and Stay Safe. She draws on her expertise in financial literacy, stock market investing, and real estate to simplify complex financial topics for her audience. As a Certified Financial Education Instructor and TEDx Speaker, she has appeared in hundreds of media outlets including Forbes, Yahoo! Finance, GoBankingRates, NBC News, BNN Bloomberg and many more.7 Articles

Doug Garfinkel is a business educator and financial writer. His writing taps into his education in business/finance and his teaching experience to help consumers understand complex financial concepts. Doug earned a  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Duke University. He studied economics, financial decision making and consumer behavior. Aiming to spread his knowledge and inspire students, he spent over 15 years teaching business, finance, and economics at both the high school and college levels. His classroom experience gave him a strong appreciation for explaining challenging financial topics in easy to understand language. He taught a wide variety of courses including Accounting, Personal Finance, Investing, Entrepreneurship, Real Estate Investing, Economics and Marketing.6 Articles

Ashley Donohoe is a personal finance educator with over 15 years of writing and editing experience. Whether she’s covering complicated tax laws or investment strategies, Ashley is skilled at breaking down complex topics with practical examples. Ashley holds multiple financial education certifications, including the Certified Financial Literacy Professional℠ (CFLP®) and Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI®) from the National Financial Educators Council. She also earned the Financial Planning & Wealth Management Professional℠ (FPWMP®) credential She’s an IRS Annual Filing Season Participant and holds the Uniform Tax Certification. Her work has appeared on major websites, such as The Independent, CNN Underscored, MarketWatch, FinanceBuzz, Car and Driver, GoBankingRates, and Money.com. Ashley’s holds a B.S. in Multidisciplinary Studies and a B.S. in Accounting and Data analysis from Liberty University, and an M.B.A. from Western Governors University.5 Articles

Jackie Lam is a personal finance writer and is based in Los Angeles. She is an accredited AFC® financial counselor. She also has a Trauma of Money professional certification. She is the 2022 recipient of Money Management International’s Financial Literacy and Education in Communities (FLEC) Award and the 2022 Plutus Awards recipient for Best Freelancer in Personal Finance Media. Her writing has appeared in major publications such as CNET, Forbes Advisor, USA Today Reviewed, Business Insider, Salon, USA Today Blueprint, U.S. News and World Report and The Knot.2 Articles

Lee Huffman is a financial services and insurance veteran with over 25 years of experience. He has held Series 6 and 63 securities licenses and a Life & Disability insurance license. Lee’s work experience includes selling life insurance and annuities at Trilogy Financial Services (National Planning Corporation broker/dealer) and CalFed (a regional bank acquired by Citibank). His insurance and personal finance writing has appeared in major outlets such as Forbes, Investopedia, FinanceBuzz and NerdWallet.2 Articles

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