Lynn Brenner has been a personal finance columnist and business reporter for more than 20 years.
Her award-winning ‘Family Finance’ column ran in Newsday every Sunday from 1990 through 2008.
She is currently Newsday's weekly 'Ask the Expert' personal finance columnist, a Reuters contributor, and a contributing editor to AARP Magazine.
A writer for both general circulation and trade publications, her work has appeared in a wide range of newspapers and magazines -- everything from the New York Times, BusinessWeek, Newsday, Working Woman, AARP the Magazine, Parade, and Martha Stewart Living to CFO, Bloomberg Wealth Manager, and Global Investor. (To read some of her articles, go to www.lynnbrenner.com).
She is also the author of several books, including ‘Smart Questions to Ask Your Financial Advisers’, (a Small Press award winner) and ‘Building Your Nest Egg with Your 401(k)’.
Awards: • New York State Society of CPAs "Excellence in Financial Journalism" Award for "Family Finance" column • American Society of Business Publication Editors Editorial Excellence Award • "Articles of Excellence" awards from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards • Small Press Award for Smart Questions to Ask Your Financial Advisers