Liz Weston, CFP®, is a personal finance columnist, co-host of the "Smart Money" podcast, award-winning journalist and author of five books about money, including the bestselling "Your Credit Score." Liz has appeared on numerous national television and radio programs, including the "Today" show, "NBC Nightly News," the "Dr. Phil" show and "All Things Considered." Her columns are carried by The Associated Press and appear in hundreds of media outlets each week. Prior to NerdWallet, she wrote for MSN, Reuters, AARP The Magazine and the Los Angeles Times. She shares a home in Los Angeles with a husband, a daughter and a co-dependent golden retriever.
- Education: B.A. in economics and communications from Pacific Lutheran University
- Credentials: CFP (Certified Financial Planner)
- Awards: UCLA Anderson School of Management: Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, 1997, Pulitzer Prize: Public Service, Consumer Federation of America: Betty Furness Consumer Media Service Award, The Association for Women in Communications: Clarion Award, Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing: Best in Business Award
- Previous experience: Reuters News Agency, MSN Money, Los Angeles Times, The Orange County Register
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Quotes and interviews
The New York Times. How to (Gently) Help Your Aging Parents Manage Their Money.
CNBC. I was ‘credit invisible.’ That made it very hard to have a life.
The Wall Street Journal. How to Handle a Large, Unexpected Medical Bill.
New York Post. Overdraft Fees Haven't Been This Bad Since the Great Recession.
Other publications
The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Newsday, Chicago Tribune
