Financial Experts for Motley Fool Money

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    Alice Hoekstra

    Alice is a content strategist for Motley Fool Money, where she has worked full-time for almost five years. Throughout her five years at The Motley Fool, Alice has worked on content across a wide range of financial topics, including credit cards, brokerages, banks, mortgages, personal loans, and auto insurance, helping readers make informed decisions with confidence. Her top financial priorities are funding her world travels and giving her cat the luxurious life she deserves. When she’s not working, traveling, or watching Friends reruns, you’ll find her at the nearest concert or Broadway show.

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    Brendan Byrnes

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    Currently Managing Director of Motley Fool Money, Brendan has worked full-time for The Motley Fool since 2011. He has written hundreds of articles for The Motley Fool and provided analysis on TV outlets including CNBC and Fox. He holds a degree in finance from Virginia Tech.

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    Brooklyn Sprunger

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    Brooklyn leads the content team behind product reviews and ratings at Motley Fool Money, ensuring readers get well-researched, expert-backed insights to make smarter financial decisions. With nearly seven years working full-time in financial content -- four of them at The Motley Fool -- she has developed a deep passion for personal finance, from investing strategies to everyday money management. Her financial goals include buying a house and planning as many trips as her budget allows. In her free time, you’ll likely find her listening to a pop culture podcast or telling anyone who will listen to get a high-yield savings account.

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    Cody Kaminski

    Cody is a full-time Fool responsible for researching crypto investments and educating Motley Fool members through exclusive content. He's spent his three years as a Fool dedicated to pushing the limits of storytelling and cryptocurrency education.

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    Jack Caporal

    TMFJackCap

    Jack Caporal is the Research Director for The Motley Fool and has worked full-time for the company since 2021. His research focuses on uncovering and analyzing trends that shape personal financial decisions across the United States. Prior to The Motley Fool, Jack covered business and economic trends as a reporter and policy analyst in Washington, D.C. His primary research has been featured across top-tier media like the New York Times, Bloomberg, CNBC, and has been cited in Congressional testimony.

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    Jake FitzGerald

    Jake is a full-time Editorial Strategist for Motley Fool Money, focusing primarily on our content production and distribution channels. He specializes in all thing credit cards and wants to make sure each person has the best card for them. While spending the last decade editing financial content, he has the ability to spend an entire day tailgating, the inability to take himself too seriously, and lives with a putter he’s not currently speaking to.

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    James McClenathen

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    James is the Managing Editor for Motley Fool Money, overseeing the production and quality of our editorial content. James has worked full-time for The Motley Fool since 2012. He's a personal finance wonk, longtime editor, former reporter, and University of Michigan alum.

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    Joel O'Leary

    Joel is a full-time writer at Motley Fool Money, where he brings a clear, approachable voice to topics ranging from credit cards to side hustles. He’s been writing about money since 2018, covering topics like credit cards, savings hacks, and the FIRE movement. Before joining the team, he managed editorial content for the How To Money podcast. When he’s not behind the laptop, Joel is likely at the beach surfing, or out and about with his family.

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    Matt Koppenheffer

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    Matt is currently Head of the Coverage Team at The Motley Fool. He has been a full-time Motley Fool employee since 2012 and is a former advisor and analyst for multiple Motley Fool services. Matt's articles and analysis have been published around the world and his views have been cited in worldwide publications from the Financial Times and The New York Times to the Toronto Star and Germany's Focus Money. He has appeared to offer analysis on a variety of outlets including CNBC and NPR. Matt is the co-author of The Astonishing Collapse of MF Global as well as the creator and former co-host of The Motley Fool's Industry Focus podcast.

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    Nathan Alderman

    TMFNato

    Nathan Alderman has been a full-time Motley Fool employee since 2005, making errors his arch-enemies in a variety of roles including a six-year stint as the dedicated fact-checker for The Motley Fool's premium newsletter services. As Motley Fool Money's Compliance Lead, he makes sure that all the site's information is accurate and up to date, which ensures we always steer readers right and keeps various financial partners happy. A graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Nathan spends his spare time volunteering for civic causes, writing and podcasting for fun, adoring his wife, and wrangling his two very large young children.

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    Ryan Wilcox

    TMFRyanWilcox

    Ryan is a full-time personal finance writer at Motley Fool Money. He’s been covering topics like credit cards and savings since 2022, when he began his writing career at The Points Guy. He later joined Motley Fool Money, where he continues helping people who are new to the world of personal finance. Outside of work, you’ll find Ryan watching movies, listening to music, or obsessively updating his Letterboxd account.

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    Taylor Giovan

    Taylor serves as the Director of Content for Motley Fool Money. Over the past three years, she has dedicated her full-time efforts at The Motley Fool to supporting the team in delivering a highly engaging, user-friendly experience. She's passionate about getting the most out of her money -- like paying off her NYU degree five years earlier than the 20-year national average and finding the best high-yield savings account rates to grow her savings.

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