With Facebook done, focus is on Europe and housing
MoneyWatch Week Ahead: The Facebook IPO is over, putting the spotlight back on more important issues, like Europe and the U.S. housing market
Jill Schlesinger, CFP®, is the Emmy and Gracie Award-winning business analyst for CBS News, where she translates complicated business and economic news into understandable, relatable topics for everyday viewers and listeners. She covers the economy, markets, investing and anything else with a dollar sign on TV, on the "Jill on Money" podcast, radio (including her nationally syndicated show, "Jill on Money," which won the 2018 and 2021 Gracie Award for Best National Talk Show), the web and her blog, "Jill on Money." Jill also won a 2018 Personal Finance Reporting Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)/National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE).
Prior to her second career at CBS, Schlesinger spent 14 years as the co-owner and chief investment officer for an independent investment advisory firm. She began her career as a self-employed options trader on the Commodities Exchange of New York, following her graduation from Brown University.
Schlesinger's second book, "The Great Money Reset," was published in January 2023 by St. Martin's Press and her first book, "The Dumb Things Smart People Do With Their Money," was published in February 2019 by Ballantine Books.
MoneyWatch Week Ahead: The Facebook IPO is over, putting the spotlight back on more important issues, like Europe and the U.S. housing market
After the hoopla surrounding the Facebook IPO, it was great to get back to financial basics with listeners
Whether the Facebook IPO was a "dud" or the ultimate exit strategy, the social media giant has a lot of work to do
As Facebook garners the spotlight, investors are missing the big story: The Greek drama in Europe
After the $2 billion trading loss, shareholders vote to allow Jamie Dimon to keep the CEO and Chairman titles
The state of retirement savings in America is in big trouble and not just because of the financial crisis
We field questions about Facebook, refinancing and the value of a masters degree
MoneyWatch Week Ahead: Facebook's IPO will grab most of the attention from retail sales and earnings and JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan's $2.3B trading loss has led to job resignations, bad PR, and reinvigorated debates over regulatory reform - what does the bank's bad bet mean to you?
Jack Otter, author of "Worth It ... Not Worth It?: Simple & Profitable Answers to Life's Tough Financial Questions" joins us
How can a $2 billion trading loss occur? The answer is simple: JPMorgan Chase blew it
Life insurance is often a critical component of your financial plan, but many retirees continue to pay for coverage that they may not need
Week ahead: After a tepid U.S. jobs report, will inflation data from the U.S. and China be low enough to prompt Fed action?
To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, we fielded questions about financial independence
U.S. economy added only 115K new jobs in April and the unemployment rate fell to 8.1 pct, the lowest level since January 2009