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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, Chatzky holds a BA in English 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, 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 in 1992, rising from staff writer to senior editor. After a five-year run, Chatzky joined '' Money Magazine'' in 1998. Chatzky has appeared on ''Oprah'', '' Live With Regis and Kelly'', ''The View'' and other programs. She has written for ''Parents'', '' Seventeen'', '' Cosmopolitan'', was a staff writer for SmartMoney and a fact checker for ''

''. Chatzky is also the financial editor for NBC'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

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

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 Briarcliff Manor, New York, 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 Clarion Award 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 in Personal Service, and was named one of the best magazine columnists in the country by the ''

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'' 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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