Brian Abbott

Summary

• Worked for both Investopedia and The Balance as a copy editor since 2017 with an emphasis on deposit accounts such as CDs and high-yield savings accounts.
• More than three decades of experience in the news business reporting, working on a copy desk, and managing newsrooms at daily publications.
• More than a decade of experience as a freelance editor, working on business plans and proposals, including financial reports.
  

Experience

Brian Abbott has been a professional journalist for more than 30 years, serving first as a reporter and copy editor and later as managing editor for two separate daily newspapers. He has taught journalism at the high school and college levels and served as a professional adviser for two different university newspapers.

In 2012, Brian started taking on freelance assignments that involved editing business and financial documents. He joined Dotdash Meredith in 2017, working primarily for The Balance, and added Investopedia content to his responsibilities when it was acquired the following year.

Education

Brian received a bachelor of science degree in journalism and English from Central Michigan University and later received a bachelor of arts degree in secondary education and biology from Saginaw Valley State University.

Quote from Brian Abbott

"My interest in financial reporting grew from the early realization as a journalist that money is a key angle in nearly every story, no matter the topic."