Jane Bryant Quinn (born February 5, 1939) is an American financial journalist. Her columns talk about financial topics such as investor protection, health insurance, Social Security, and the sufficiency of retirement plans.

Biography

She was born in

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, and graduated

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from

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, where she was a member of

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fraternity for women. She is a contributing editor for ''

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,'' where she wrote a biweekly column for 30 years, retiring it in 2009. She also writes a bimonthly column for Bloomberg.com. Her twice-weekly, syndicated Washington Post Writers Group column, "Staying Ahead", ran for 27 years in over 250 newspapers until she opted to reduce her workload in 2001. Quinn was co-founder, editor and general manager of

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's "Personal Finance Letter." She was a reporter, then a co-editor of the consumer publication, "The Insider's Newsletter," formerly published by Cowles Communications. She worked for

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, first on '' The CBS Morning News'', then on '' The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather''. She has been a regular on ABC's '' The Home Show'' as well as a guest on ''

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'', ''

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'', and other programs. She has also written personal finance columns for ''

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'' and '' Good Housekeeping''. She hosted the

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program on personal finance, '' Take Charge'', and co-hosted an investment series '' Beyond Wall Street'', also on PBS. She helped develop the software program Quicken Financial Planner. She has served on the boards of the

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, the Jerome Levy Economics Institute of

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and her alma mater, Middlebury College. She is currently a director of Bloomberg L.P., the financial services company, and of GSE Systems, Inc. The World Almanac named her one of the 25 most influential and powerful women in America. Starting in 2010, Quinn became editorial director of hyperlocal media startup Main Street Connect, where she is also a member of its board of directors. Her late husband, David C. Quinn, was a lawyer. She has two sons, Matthew Ostrowski and Justin Quinn. She has three stepchildren, David P. Quinn,

Martha Quinn Martha Quinn is an American actress and radio and television personality, best known as one of the original video jockeys on MTV (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and J. J. Jackson). Early life Quinn was born on Ma ...

, and Christopher Quinn. She married author Carll Tucker in 2008.

Awards

* 1979 Supersisters trading card set (one of the cards featured Quinn's name and picture) * 1981, 1982, 1984, National Press Club's Consumer Journalism Award * 1983 Matrix Award in Magazines * 1984 New York State Award for Women of Distinction in the Field of Journalism * 1986 National Headliner Award for Consistently Outstanding Magazine Feature Column * 1987

Consumer Federation of America The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1968 to advance consumer interests through research, education and advocacy. The CFA's website states that its members are nearly 300 consumer-oriented non-profits, ...

's Outstanding Consumer Media Service Award * 1992, 1995 John Hancock Award for Excellence in Business and Financial Journalism * 1995

Gerald Loeb Award The Gerald Loeb Awards, also referred to as the Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, is a recognition of excellence in journalism, especially in the fields of business, finance and the economy. The award was e ...

for Commentary * 1995 ICI Education Foundation American University Journalism Award for Excellence in Personal Finance Reporting * 1997 Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award * 1997, 1998 "100 Most Influential Business Journalists" – The Journalist and Financial Reporter newsletter * 2005

National Consumers League The National Consumers League, founded in 1899, is an American consumer organization. The National Consumers League is a private, nonprofit advocacy group representing consumers on marketplace and workplace issues. The NCL provides government, bu ...

Trumpeter Award for Consumer Journalism

Books

* 1978 ''Everyone's Money Book'' (Delacorte Press) * 1991 ''Making the Most of Your Money'' (Simon & Schuster) * 1994 ''A Hole in the Market'' (The Whittle Company) * 1997 ''Making the Most of Your Money'' (2nd edition) * 2006 ''Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People'' (Simon & Schuster) * 2009 ''Making the Most of Your Money – Completely Revised'' (3rd edition) * 2016 ''How to Make Your Money Last'' (Simon & Schuster)

References

External links

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Jane Bryant Quinn's bio at ''Newsweek''
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