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Investopedia helps you understand complex financial concepts, improve your investing skills, and learn
how to manage your money. Whether you’re in a classroom, a boardroom or your living room, our editors
and network of financial advisors and experts have answered your questions and proudly earned your
trust since 1999. Investopedia is a Dotdash brand and part of the IAC family of websites.
Investopedia: Sharper Insights. Smarter Investing.
Investopedia: Sharper Insights. Smarter Investing.
Team
Editorial Team
Caleb Silver
Editor-in-Chief
Caleb Silver has been the Editor-in-Chief of Investopedia since 2016. He is an
award-winning media executive with more than 20 years of experience in business news,
digital publishing and documentaries.
Prior to joining Investopedia, Caleb was the Director of Business News for CNN and worked for the network for ten years in a variety of executive and management roles including the Executive Producer for CNNMoney.com, where he helped launch the CNNMoney Video Network. He was also a Sr. Producer on The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. Caleb began his business journalism career at Bloomberg News in 1997, where he worked as a senior television producer for eight years. Over the course of his career, he has earned and contributed to multiple industry awards and nominations, including the EMMYs, EPPYs, SABEW’s Best in Business, and the Peabody. He is on the Board of Governors for SABEW (Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing).
Caleb earned his M.A. at NYU’s Carter Journalism Institute and his B.A. from Colgate University.
Prior to joining Investopedia, Caleb was the Director of Business News for CNN and worked for the network for ten years in a variety of executive and management roles including the Executive Producer for CNNMoney.com, where he helped launch the CNNMoney Video Network. He was also a Sr. Producer on The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. Caleb began his business journalism career at Bloomberg News in 1997, where he worked as a senior television producer for eight years. Over the course of his career, he has earned and contributed to multiple industry awards and nominations, including the EMMYs, EPPYs, SABEW’s Best in Business, and the Peabody. He is on the Board of Governors for SABEW (Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing).
Caleb earned his M.A. at NYU’s Carter Journalism Institute and his B.A. from Colgate University.
James Chen
Director: Trading & Investing
James Chen is Director of Trading & Investing Content at Investopedia. Over two
decades, he has been a trader, investor, investment adviser and global market
strategist; he has extensive market expertise in stocks, options, fixed income,
commodities and currencies.
Prior to joining Investopedia, James was the Head of Research at Gain Capital. James is the author of "Essentials of Technical Analysis for Financial Markets" (John Wiley and Sons, 2010), "Essentials of Foreign Exchange Trading" (John Wiley and Sons, 2009), and author/speaker for the instructional video series, "High Probability Trend Following." He has served as a guest expert for CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Forbes and Reuters, among other key financial news media.
A graduate of Tufts University, Chen is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT).
Prior to joining Investopedia, James was the Head of Research at Gain Capital. James is the author of "Essentials of Technical Analysis for Financial Markets" (John Wiley and Sons, 2010), "Essentials of Foreign Exchange Trading" (John Wiley and Sons, 2009), and author/speaker for the instructional video series, "High Probability Trend Following." He has served as a guest expert for CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Forbes and Reuters, among other key financial news media.
A graduate of Tufts University, Chen is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT).
Featured Contributors
John Jagerson, CFA, CMTJ.C. Parets, CMT
Adam Hayes, CFA
Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
Danny Jassy, CFA
Julia Kagan
Sr. Editor: Personal Finance
Julia Kagan is Senior Editor of Personal Finance at Investopedia and has been with the
company since 2014. A longtime writer and editor about finance for national consumer
and technical audiences, she is the former editor of Consumer Reports and Psychology
Today and was also Vice President and Editorial Director of Consumers Union as well as
Vice President, Content for Zagat Surveys.
She has held senior editorial jobs at a number of other publications, including as executive editor of Working Woman magazine. Her business-book editing experience includes being charts editor of “Ahead of the Curve: A Commonsense Guide to Forecasting Business and Market Cycles” by Joseph H. Ellis (Harvard Business School Press, 2005) and editing “The Trial of a Social Security Disability Case” by The Honorable Marvin Schwartz (The Social Security Disability Foundation, 1983).
As an editor, she won a National Magazine Award (2004, Leisure Interests), was a NMA finalist in 2004, 2000 and 1999 (all Personal Service), and twice in 1986 (General Excellence, Personal Service) – and also won the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism (2000). Kagan was the Visiting J. Stewart Riley Professor of Journalism at Indiana University from 1991-1993.
She is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and holds an MFA from the Bennington College Writing Seminars.
She has held senior editorial jobs at a number of other publications, including as executive editor of Working Woman magazine. Her business-book editing experience includes being charts editor of “Ahead of the Curve: A Commonsense Guide to Forecasting Business and Market Cycles” by Joseph H. Ellis (Harvard Business School Press, 2005) and editing “The Trial of a Social Security Disability Case” by The Honorable Marvin Schwartz (The Social Security Disability Foundation, 1983).
As an editor, she won a National Magazine Award (2004, Leisure Interests), was a NMA finalist in 2004, 2000 and 1999 (all Personal Service), and twice in 1986 (General Excellence, Personal Service) – and also won the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism (2000). Kagan was the Visiting J. Stewart Riley Professor of Journalism at Indiana University from 1991-1993.
She is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and holds an MFA from the Bennington College Writing Seminars.
Featured Contributors
Greg Daugherty, Former Executive Editor of Consumer ReportsBasia Hellwig, Former Editor of Executive Female (AARP)
Jennifer Cook, Former Executive Editor of Good Housekeeping
Mark P. Cussen, CFP, CMFC, AFC
Mission
Editorial Mission
“Now, more than ever, the need for financial literacy and education are of critical importance. We believe that empowering people with accurate and unbiased financial education can make a difference. Whether studying for an exam in business school, buying a home, investing as a beginner or expert, choosing a financial product, or planning for retirement, our readers have questions that require insightful and responsible answers. We’re here to provide those answers in a way that’s approachable and will leave them feeling confident and in control of their financial future.”Caleb Silver
Editor-in-Chief
Standards
Editorial Standards
Investopedia is committed to producing content and experiences that meet the highest journalistic and ethical standards. Much of our content is educational, and being accurate, transparent and insightful are our core principles. We are also committed to reporting on the people, companies, industries and economies that make up the ecosystem of the financial world in an unbiased and impartial manner. Our mission is to help educate our users so they can make better decisions for themselves, their families, their companies and their clients. Our reputation and our business depends on the trust our readers place in us, and we are committed to upholding that every single day.Editorial Principles
Accuracy
Given the nature of our content we need to present accurate and dependable information in all forms whether that be analysis, education, advice or anything in between. Our content is reviewed by multiple editors and experts to meet our standards with particular attention paid to formulas, facts, figures and examples.Transparency
We need to be clear to our readers about the sources of our information and the context in which we obtained it. We frequently source other publications, books, reports or other media in collecting the information we present to our readers, but, ultimately, our content is produced by our expert editors and writers, and is not crowd-sourced. Content that is created in collaboration with an advertiser will be clearly labeled as sponsored and presented as such. We take full responsibility for our content.Insightful
We strive to provide unique and valuable insights to our readers so that we become an essential part of their lives. By simplifying the complex and demystifying financial jargon we can educate our readers about finance and investing in a way that leads them to making smarter decisions.Errors and Corrections
Sadly, we are not perfect. We’ve been doing this since 1999 and we have over 90,000 pieces of content on our website. While we do our very best to review, improve, update and correct every article on our site, we may miss a mistake here and there. If you happen to find an inaccuracy, a mistake, or something that is simply out of date and therefore incorrect, please reach out to us right away. We’ll fix it.Errors and corrections along with suggestions for improvement should be submitted using the “Feedback” widget that’s on all of our pages or via the contact us link in the footer of our site.
Company
Who We Are
For nearly 20 years, Investopedia has helped hundreds of millions of people understand complex financial concepts, learn and improve their investing skills, and manage their money. Whether you’re in a classroom, a boardroom or your living room, our editors and network of financial advisors and experts have answered their questions and proudly earned their trust since 1999. Investopedia is a part of the Dotdash publishing family.We are a proud group of editors, writers, product experts, developers, data scientists, analysts and executives who are fiercely dedicated to financial education and empowerment. We’ve been doing this since the original dot-com boom in the late 1990’s, but our mission today is more important than ever. Our millions of users come to us from all over the world and from all walks of life. Some are learning about money and investing for the first time, while others are experienced investors, business owners, professionals, financial advisors and executives looking to improve their knowledge and skills. No matter who they are, we are here to help.
Awards
2017 Crains, Best Places to Work2017 Business Intelligence Group, Best Places to Work
2017, 2018 Great Place to Work, https://www.greatplacetowork.com/
2017, 2018 Gramercy Institute, Financial Content Marketing Award
Dotdash Brands
For more than 20 years, Dotdash brands have been helping people find answers, solve problems, and get inspired. We are one of the top-20 largest content publishers on the Internet according to comScore, a leading Internet measurement company, and reach more than 30% of the U.S. population every month. Our brands collectively have won more than 20 industry awards awards in the last year alone and, most recently, Dotdash was named Publisher of the Year by Digiday, a leading industry publication.Verywell (Health and Wellness):
The Verywell family of brands, including Verywell, Verywell Health, Verywell Fit, Verywell Family, and Verywell Mind, take a human approach to health and wellness content and are a welcome alternative to hyper-clinical health sites. More than 16 million people use Verywell sites each month to feel better and be healthier.The Spruce (Home and Food):
The Spruce family of brands, including The Spruce, The Spruce Eats, The Spruce Pets, and The Spruce Crafts, combine inspiration with how-to advice to help users create homes they love. Collectively, The Spruce sites reach 30 million people each month.The Balance (Personal Finance):
The Balance family of brands, including The Balance, The Balance Careers, and The Balance Small Business, deliver clear, practical, and straightforward personal financial advice to over 24 million people each month.Investopedia (Investing and Financial Education):
Investopedia helps you understand complex financial concepts, sharpen your investing skills, learn to manage your money and pick the right financial products. Investopedia reaches over 13 million people each month.Lifewire (Tech):
Lifewire provides helpful, actionable tech tips, advice, and answers, without confusing jargon. Lifewire helps over 10 million people each month get the most out of their technology.TripSavvy (Travel):
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Byrdie is dedicated to all things beauty, inside and out. From hair and makeup to health and wellness, Byrdie takes a fresh, no-nonsense approach to feeling and looking your best.MyDomaine (Lifestyle):
MyDomaine makes an aspirational life achievable—and affordable—with curated home-design inspiration, quick and fresh recipes, and healthy relationship advice that awaken a life well lived. MyDomaine reaches 2.5 million people each month.History
1999
Investopedia was founded in 1999 by Cory Wagner and Cory Janssen and was launched as a comprehensive investing and finance dictionary at a time where your next best option was a textbook. The founders aimed to make finance and investing easier to understand and every definition featured both a matter of fact explanation as well as a more friendly layman’s version, a tradition that Investopedia has continued to this day.2000-2002
From 2000-2002, Investopedia expanded its library of content to include articles, multi-part tutorials/guides and FAQs in order to provide more in-depth education.2003
In 2003, Investopedia launched it’s Stock Simulator game, as way for people to practice trading stocks, etfs and options in a mock portfolio using virtual money. Since 2003, millions of users have used the product to learn everything from the basics of how market and limit orders work, to practicing day trading strategies.2004
In 2004, Investopedia launched exam study guides for the Series 7 and CFA exams along with a quiz tool to help aspiring financial professionals pass their exams.2005-2006
In 2005, Investopedia began writing more actionable investing and trading analysis to build on the still growing educational library of content. Rather than promising unrealistic gains or downplaying the risks associated with investing, Investopedia stayed true to its roots and wrote unbiased insight and analysis. Investopedia also launched stock/etf quote pages to satisfy reader needs for the latest data.2007
2007 was a notable year for Investopedia as it was the year the founders sold the company to Forbes. Some time after the acquisition the two founders left the company to pursue other projects.2008
In 2008, Investopedia began to write educational content in the personal finance space, tackling saving, budgeting, retirement planning and financial products like mortgages, insurance and credit cards.2008-2010
Investopedia continued to expand its library of content to well over 30,000 pieces and in 2010 was sold from Forbes to ValueClick (now Conversant).2010-2013
During 2010-2013 Investopedia underwent a number of organizational changes under ValueClick but continued to invest in creating the best quality financial content and educational tools. In 2013, Investopedia was sold to IAC along with a number of other websites operated by Conversant (formerly ValueClick).2013-2015
After integrating into IAC, Investopedia continued to invest in improving its quote pages and other markets tools as well as content for Financial Advisors and professional traders. In 2015, IAC hired David Siegel to be Investopedia’s CEO. Prior to Investopedia, David was President at stock market news and opinion site Seeking Alpha.2016
In 2016 Investopedia launched Advisor Insights as a way for its users to get access to the expertise of Financial Advisors for free. For advisors, it was a way to showcase their expertise to Investopedia’s 20+ million users and build their personal brand.2017
In 2017 Investopedia completely revamped its markets experience, and paired that with increased coverage of the most followed stocks in the US markets. It also launched Investopedia Academy as a place for users to purchase video courses from leading experts in a variety of finance and investing topics.2018
In 2018 Investopedia joined the Dotdash publishing family.Management
Management Team
Dr. Jon Roberts
President Dotdash Finance
Jon oversees the finance media properties at Dotdash (Investopedia and The Balance). He has
been with Dotdash since 2013 and previously held roles as Chief Innovation Officer and Head of
Data Science, where he derived insights from more than 20 years of Internet data across
thousands of topics. Prior to joining Dotdash, Jon spent 10 years as a theoretical physicist
focused on making dark matter predictions for the hadron collider at CERN, and cosmic ray
predictions for the AMS detector on the International Space Station. He also worked on the
Pierre Auger telescope in Argentina.
Jon received his Ph.D at the University of Southampton and his M.A. from the University of Oxford.
Jon received his Ph.D at the University of Southampton and his M.A. from the University of Oxford.
Caleb Silver
Editor-in-Chief
Katherine Divney
Chief Revenue Officer
As CRO, Katherine is responsible for global revenue and revenue strategy,
working to develop the best marketing solutions to meet clients’ business objectives.
Before joining Investopedia, Katherine was the SVP of Sales at Seeking Alpha where she oversaw advertising sales and support. Prior to Seeking Alpha, Katherine held sales leadership roles at WSJ Digital Network and MarketWatch. She started her media career in advertising at Digitas and Yahoo.
Katherine holds a BA in History & Psychology from Boston College.
Before joining Investopedia, Katherine was the SVP of Sales at Seeking Alpha where she oversaw advertising sales and support. Prior to Seeking Alpha, Katherine held sales leadership roles at WSJ Digital Network and MarketWatch. She started her media career in advertising at Digitas and Yahoo.
Katherine holds a BA in History & Psychology from Boston College.
Dylan Zurawell
General Manager
As GM, Dylan oversees strategy and operations of Investopedia. Dylan has been with
Investopedia since 2011 and has previously held roles in product, technology, operations,
and marketing.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta.
Megan LaCava
VP Client Services
As VP of Client Services, Megan oversees the Sales Planning, Sales Development and Account
Management teams to develop creative solutions for our global client base and execute
successful partnerships.
Prior to joining Investopedia in 2015, Megan was the Director of Client Services at SET Media, a video technology company focused on utilizing computer vision and facial recognition technology to align brands with safe and relevant video content. Megan started her career in media planning at Universal McCann, San Francisco working with brands such as Microsoft and Sony.
She holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan.
Prior to joining Investopedia in 2015, Megan was the Director of Client Services at SET Media, a video technology company focused on utilizing computer vision and facial recognition technology to align brands with safe and relevant video content. Megan started her career in media planning at Universal McCann, San Francisco working with brands such as Microsoft and Sony.
She holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan.
Karl Elken
VP Sales
As VP of Sales, Karl is responsible of all global direct sales, and sales strategy working closely
with clients to develop customized marketing solutions that meet their goals.
Prior to joining Investopedia, Karl was VP of Client Engagement at GroupM’s programmatic arm, Xaxis. Previously he’s held senior management roles at IDG, The Taunton Press, and SourceMedia where he led sales, helped drive new revenue streams, and develop new products. He began his career as a licensed stock broker with Lehman Brothers and Paine Webber.
He holds a BA in International Business and Finance from Northeastern University.
Prior to joining Investopedia, Karl was VP of Client Engagement at GroupM’s programmatic arm, Xaxis. Previously he’s held senior management roles at IDG, The Taunton Press, and SourceMedia where he led sales, helped drive new revenue streams, and develop new products. He began his career as a licensed stock broker with Lehman Brothers and Paine Webber.
He holds a BA in International Business and Finance from Northeastern University.
Masha Westerlund
Sr. Director of Data Science, Dotdash Finance
As Sr. Director of Data Science for Dotdash Finance, Masha oversees a team of data scientists
tasked with deriving insights and creating products out of Investopedia and The Balance’s
largest data sets.
Prior to taking on her leadership role at Investopedia she worked at About.com (before the rebrand to Dotdash) as a data scientist, focusing on Investopedia challenges. Previously, while completing her PHD at NYU she studied how the brain builds complex meaning from simple words and phrases.
Masha received her PHD from New York University and her joint BA/BSC in Cognitive Science from McGill University.
Prior to taking on her leadership role at Investopedia she worked at About.com (before the rebrand to Dotdash) as a data scientist, focusing on Investopedia challenges. Previously, while completing her PHD at NYU she studied how the brain builds complex meaning from simple words and phrases.
Masha received her PHD from New York University and her joint BA/BSC in Cognitive Science from McGill University.
Katie Downey
Director of Strategic Partnerships
As Director of Strategic Partnerships, Katie works to find creative solutions for
partnering with similarly ambitious organizations in the finance and investing space.
Prior to joining Investopedia, Katie held roles on the sales marketing and development teams at both CNBC and The Wall Street Journal.
She received her BA from Colgate University.
Prior to joining Investopedia, Katie held roles on the sales marketing and development teams at both CNBC and The Wall Street Journal.
She received her BA from Colgate University.
Dotdash Senior Management Team
Investopedia is part of the Dotdash publishing family and operates under CEO Neil Vogel and the rest of the Dotdash Senior Management Team.Locations
Where To Find Us
Our primary offices are in New York, NY and Edmonton, Canada.
We are serious about maintaining a company culture in each office that is imaginative and fun. Investopedia's offices are collaborative, highly engaged, and full of positive energy.New York City
114 West 41st StreetNew York, NY 10036
Edmonton
4208 - 97 StreetEdmonton, AB T6E 5Z9
