Andrea Coombes

About

I'm a professional editor and writer focused on creating high-quality, expert personal finance content that's easy for readers to understand. I've also worked as a financial coach at a local nonprofit, helping people reach their money goals.In the realm of content creation, one of my favorite challenges is figuring out how to answer the money questions people are asking -- and doing that well and helpfully and elegantly within the ever-changing context of SEO. You can't help people answer their most important money questions if they're not finding your stories. At the same time, you can't devolve all content into a keyword driven miasma. Let's just say: It's an ongoing challenge!My stories have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, Miami Herald, San Francisco Chronicle, NerdWallet and elsewhere (including the most-read lists of WSJ.com and MarketWatch.com). I've appeared as a personal-finance expert on TV and radio shows nationwide, and I've won awards from the National Endowment for Financial Education, the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Association of Consumer Advocates.My topic areas include taxes, investing, retirement planning, credit building, debt management and more, and I've worked as a financial coach and volunteer tax preparer. I earned my CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER designation in July 2024, a feat of which I'm very proud.