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Clay Halton was a Business Editor at Investopedia and has been working in the finance publishing field for more than five years. He also writes and edits personal finance content, with a focus on ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Amy is an ACA and the CEO and founder of OnPoint Learning, a financial training company ...