Stacey Bradford is an American financial journalist, author, and commentator. She is the author of The Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for New Parents, writes the Family Finance blog on CBS MoneyWatch.com, and has given personal financial advice on various TV shows. Previously, Stacey was an associate editor at SmartMoney.com.

Biography

Born and raised in Montville, New Jersey, Bradford holds a BA from the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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 and MA in Journalism from New York University

New York University

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Bradford began her journalism career at Financial World 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

The Wall Street Journal

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's Sunday Journal, RealEstateJournal.com, and CareerJournal.com, as well as Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports is an American magazine published monthly by Consumers Union since 1936. It publishes reviews and comparisons of consumer products and services based on reporting and results from its in-house testing laboratory. It also publishes cleaning and general buying guides...

, AOL

AOL

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 and Yahoo! Finance

Yahoo! Finance

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. She has appeared on CNN Headline News

CNN Headline News

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, Fox News, CNBC

CNBC

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, CBS

CBS

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, The Wall Street Journal Radio

Wall Street Journal Radio

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 Network and CBS Radio

CBS Radio

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Stacey lives in New York City

New York City

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 with her husband and daughter.

Books

The Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for New Parents (June 2009)

Awards and recognition

2008, The Society of American Business Editors and Writers

Society of American Business Editors and Writers

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers is an association of business journalists. Its headquarters is at the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri....

Best in Journalism Award (Category: Audio/Visual Report for a Mid-Sized Website)

2000, ICI Education Foundation / American University Journalism Award for Excellence in Personal Finance Reporting

External links

• Stacey Bradford CBS Moneywatch.com