Resides In

Mamaroneck, NY

Education

Northwestern University , University of Illinois

Expertise

Personal finance, news, careers

Company Info

Summary

  • 25+ years as an editor and writer for major publications and websites, with specialties in personal finance and consumer issues.
  • Former editor-in-chief of Reader’s Digest New Choices magazine for men and women over 50 (now defunct), winner of 50+ editorial awards.
  • Frequent television and radio guest on money-related topics.

Experience

Greg Daugherty is a veteran editor and writer, with a specialty in personal finance and consumer topics.

He has held senior-level editorial positions at Money, Consumer Reports, Success, and Reader’s Digest. As a freelance writer he has contributed to The New York Times, Parade, Smithsonian, National Geographic Traveler, Investopedia, PBS NextAvenue, Wirecutter, and many other print and online outlets. He was also the longtime “Retirement Guy” columnist for the Consumer Reports Money Adviser newsletter.

Greg’s books include The Consumer Reports Mutual Funds Book (Consumer Reports Books) and You Can Write for Magazines (Writer’s Digest Books).

Education

Greg received his bachelor's in political science from Northwestern University and his master's in journalism from the University of Illinois.

Quote from Greg Daugherty

"A lot of otherwise smart people find personal finance intimidating and/or breathtakingly boring. My job is to try to cut through the jargon and make the subject understandable and (I hope) even enjoyable."