Jean Sherman Chatzky (born September 7, 1964) is an American journalist, a personal finance columnist, financial editor of NBC’s ''TODAY'' show, AARP’s personal finance ambassador, and the founder and CEO of the multimedia company HerMoney.

Early life and education

Born in

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and raised in

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and

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, Chatzky holds a BA in

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from the

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."Weddings: Jean Chatzky and Eliot Kaplan"
May 2, 2009, ''New York Times''. ''Retrieved September 3, 2019.'' Her father was a college professor. Her family is

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Career

Starting her career in 1986 at ''Working Woman'', Chatzky rose from editorial assistant to the assistant editor. In 1989 she left journalism and joined the equity research department of

Dean Witter Reynolds Dean Witter Reynolds was an American stock brokerage and securities firm catering to a variety of clients. Prior to the company's acquisition, it was among the largest firms in the securities industry with over 9,000 account executives (ranking ...

, returning to journalism two years later as a reporter/researcher at

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. She moved to the Dow Jones/ Hearst start-up

SmartMoney ''SmartMoney'' was ''The Wall Street Journal''s magazine of personal business. The finance magazine launched in 1992 by Hearst Corporation and Dow Jones & Company. Its first editor was Norman Pearlstine. In 2010, Hearst sold its stake to Dow Jone ...

in 1992, rising from staff writer to senior editor. After a five-year run, Chatzky joined ''

Money Magazine ''Money'' is an American personal finance brand and website owned by Ad Practitioners LLC and formerly also a monthly magazine, first published by Time Inc. (1972–2018) and later by Meredith Corporation (2018–2019). Its articles cover the g ...

'' in 1998. Chatzky has appeared on ''Oprah'', '' Live With Regis and Kelly'', ''The View'' and other programs. She has written for ''Parents'', '' Seventeen'', ''

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'', was a staff writer for

and a fact checker for ''

''. Chatzky is also the financial editor for

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's Today Show. Jean also maintains a daily blog on her website. In 2011 Chatzky became the director of education and editor in chief for the financial advice site SavvyMoney.com. In 2018, she launched HerMoney, a multimedia company changing the relationships women have with money — inspired by her weekly podcast, HerMoney with Jean Chatzky. Chatzky is a best-selling author. Her 2017 book with Michael F. Roizen ''AgeProof: Living Longer Without Running Out of Money or Breaking a Hip'', became a ''New York Times'' and ''Wall Street Journal'' bestseller. Her book ''Women with Money: The Judgment-Free Guide to Creating the Joyful, Less Stressed, Purposeful (and, Yes, Rich) Life You Deserve'' was published by Grand Central Publishing in March 2019. In early 2015, Chatzky and the division of Time Inc., Time for Kids, launched a magazine called ''Your $'' to teach financial literacy to fourth, fifth, and sixth graders.Ember, Sydney
"New Magazine Teaches Children Financial Lessons"
February 1, 2015, ''New York Times''. ''Retrieved September 3, 2019''. The

PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers is an international professional services brand of firms, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. It is the second-largest professional services network in the world and is considered one of the Big Four accounti ...

Charitable Foundation provided financial support for the magazine, which had the goal of reaching 2 million American students. In January 2022, Chatzky and journalist

Soledad O'Brien María de la Soledad Teresa O'Brien (born September 19, 1966) is an American broadcast journalist and executive producer. Since 2016, O'Brien has been the host for ''Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien,'' a nationally syndicated weekly talk show ...

began hosting ''Everyday Wealth with Soledad O'Brien and Jean Chatzky'', a weekly radio program and podcast on personal finance. It is sponsored by

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Personal life

In May 2009, Chatzky married magazine executive Eliot Kaplan in Irvington, New York. She supports various service groups, and is on the advisory committee for the annual

Nora Magid Mentorship Prize, established in 2003 by investigative journalist Stephen Fried and her husband. The prize is given to a senior who shows exceptional ability and promise in writing, reporting, or editing. She is also on the Communications Committee for the University of Pennsylvania. She is a resident of

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, where her former husband Peter Chatzky served as mayor.La Gorce, Tammy
"A Financial Guru Who Keeps It Personal"
December 19, 2008, ''New York Times''. ''Retrieved September 3, 2019''.

Works

*''The Difference: How Anyone Can Prosper in Even The Toughest Times'' (March 2009) *''Make Money, Not Excuses'' (March 2008) *''Pay It Down: From Debt to Wealth on $10 A Day'' (January 2006). *''The Ten Commandments of Financial Happiness'' (January 2005) *''Talking Money'' (January 2001) *''Not Your Parents' Money Book: Making, Saving and Spending Your Own Money'' (August 2010) *''Money rules: the simple path to lifelong security'' (2012).

Awards and recognition

Chatzky received the

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for magazine columns from the Association for Women in Communications in 2002, and her radio show received a Gracie Award from the American Women in Radio and Television in 2012. She has also been nominated twice as part of a three-person writing team each time for

National Magazine Awards The National Magazine Awards, also known as the Ellie Awards, honor print and digital publications that consistently demonstrate superior execution of editorial objectives, innovative techniques, noteworthy enterprise and imaginative design. Or ...

in Personal Service, and was named one of the best magazine columnists in the country by the ''

Chicago Tribune The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television ar ...

'' in 2003 for her writing in ''Money''. In 2009, the Consumer Federation of America awarded Chatzky the Betty Furness Consumer Media Service Award for her nearly two decades of pioneering personal finance education.Consumer Federation of America
"Thirty-Ninth Annual Awards Dinner"
June 17, 2009. ''Retrieved September 3, 2019.''

References

External links

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HerMoney podcast
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