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Brett Arends is an American journalist covering finance and investing. Since 2007, Arends has been a columnist for The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and other Dow Jones publications, such as MarketWatch. [1] He was a contributing editor and wrote a weekly column for WSJ's personal finance magazine, SmartMoney , until it closed in 2012. [2] He now writes for the Wall Street Journal's online edition's R.O.I. or Return on Investment, daily. [3]

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Biography

Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, he took a "double first" in History at Cambridge University, and did postgraduate research at Oxford University. [4] Prior to joining the Wall Street Journal, Arends was a columnist and reporter for the Boston Herald and TheStreet.com, a financial news service. [5] He has also written for Private Eye and the Daily Mail in London. He is a former analyst and consultant for the McKinsey & Co., a management consulting firm.

In 2012, Arends received a Best in Business Journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) for his columns in TheStreet.com. [6] He was also part of a Boston Herald team that won two SABEW awards in 2006. He has appeared on 60 Minutes , [7] PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, CNBC, MSNBC, CNN, The John Batchelor Show , and many other radio and TV programs.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Topics - Brett Arends". MarketWatch. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  2. "Brett Arends". SmartMoney. Archived from the original on 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  3. "Brett Arends - News, Articles, Biography, Photos - WSJ.com". WSJ. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  4. Chris Roush (13 February 2012). "Arends joins SmartMoney - Talking Biz News". talkingbiznews.com. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  5. James J. Cramer (4 December 2007). Jim Cramer's Stay Mad for Life: Get Rich, Stay Rich (Make Your Kids Even Richer) . Simon and Schuster. p.  35. ISBN   978-1-4165-7740-9. LCCN   2007037828.
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