Brian O'Connell Money Matters

Brian O'Connell is a Pennsylvania-based freelance writer with 12 years' experience covering business news and trends, particularly in the financial, Internet and technology, and career management sectors. His bylines include The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, CBS Sportsline, Men's Health, Philadelphia Magazine, USA Weekend, Smart Business, Bloomberg Wealth Advisor, CBS News Market Watch, Entrepreneur Magazine, Business 2.0, and many others.

Author of 10 books, including two "Book of the Month Club" selections: The 401(k) Millionaire (Random House) and CNBC's Creating Wealth (John Wiley & Sons), Brian handles the topic of money and finances with ease and hallmark readability. His most recent book, Free Yourself From Student Loan Debt (Dearborn Press) was released in May 2004, and was favorably reviewed by The New York Daily News and CBS News Marketwatch, among others.

Brian has appeared as an expert commentator on business issues on CNN, Fox News, Bloomberg and other broadcast media outlets, and has written web content, speeches, press releases, white papers, scripts and other marketing and promotional copy for leading companies like The Vanguard Group, Putnam Investments, Fidelity Investments, and Bank of America.

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