Stacey Bradford is an American financial journalist, author, and commentator. She is the author of ''The Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for New Parents'', and writes the Family Finance blog on ''CBS MoneyWatch.com''. Previously, Stacey was an associate editor at
SmartMoney.com.
Early life and education
Born and raised in
Montville, New Jersey
Montville is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 21,528, reflecting an increase of 689 (+3.3%) from the 20,839 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in tu ...
,
[Bradford, Stacey]
"What I Learned from The Real Housewives of New Jersey"
July 30, 2010. Accessed February 23, 2011. "I have a confession: I can't stop reading about Teresa Giudice from The Real Housewives of New Jersey. It isn't that I'm a reality show junkie. I'm fascinated because she lives in my hometown and has shattered any illusions I had about growing up in Montville Township." Bradford holds a BA from the
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...
, and MA in journalism from
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
.
Career
Bradford began her journalism career at
Financial World
''Financial World'' was an American magazine for investors from 1902 to 1998. It was originally issued weekly, and later every two weeks. In the magazine's later years of publication, its signature issue was the "Sports Franchise Valuation Issue". ...
, before moving to the Dow Jones/Hearst start-up SmartMoney.com in 1997, rising to associate editor in 1998. After 11 years at SmartMoney.com covering investing and personal finance issues, Bradford joined the CBS start-up MoneyWatch.com in 2009.
Bradford's articles have appeared in
The Wall Street Journal
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's Sunday Journal, RealEstateJournal.com, and CareerJournal.com, as well as
Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports (CR), formerly Consumers Union (CU), is an American nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to independent product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, public education, and consumer advocacy.
Founded ...
,
AOL
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and
Yahoo! Finance
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. She has appeared on
CNN Headline News
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The channel was originally launched on January 1, 1982 by Turner Broadcasting as CNN2 (later renamed Headline News ...
,
Fox News
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,
CNBC
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,
CBS
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, The
Wall Street Journal Radio Network and
CBS Radio
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.
Personal life
Stacey lives in
New York City
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with her husband and daughter.
Published works
''The Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for New Parents'' (June 2009)
Awards and recognition
2008, The
Society of American Business Editors and Writers
The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing is an association of business journalists. Originally founded as the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, in 2018, it changed its name "as part of a broader effort to embrace a g ...
Best in Journalism Award ( Audio/Visual Report for a Mid-Sized Website)
2000, ICI Education Foundation / American University Journalism Award for Excellence in Personal Finance Reporting
References
External links
Stacey Bradford CBS Moneywatch.com
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American finance and investment writers
American television reporters and correspondents
New York University alumni
People from Montville, New Jersey
University of Southern California alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people