Weekly Contributors

Brett Arends

Email: Brett.Arends@WSJ.com
Website: www.wsj.com
www.thestreet.com

Areas of Practice: Brett Arends takes a critical look inside mutual funds and the personal finance industry in the Wall Street Journal and in a twice-weekly column that ranges from investment advice for the general reader to the industry's latest scoop for TheStreet.com.

Experience: Prior to joining TheStreet.com in 2006, he worked for more than two years at the Boston Herald, where he revived the paper's well-known 'On State Street' finance column and was part of a team that won two SABEW awards in 2005. He had previously written for the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail newspapers in London, the magazine Private Eye, and for Global Agenda, the official magazine of the World Economic Summit in Davos, Switzerland. Arends has also written a book on sports 'futures' betting.

Michael Brush

Website: www.brushuponstocks.com

Areas of Practice: Michael Brush is an award-winning New York-based financial journalist who writes a weekly stock market column for MSN Money. He also writes a newsletter that can be found at BRUSHUPONSTOCKS.com.

Experience: Michael has covered business and investing for the New York Times, Money magazine and the Economist Group. He is the author of Lessons from the Front Line, a book offering insights on investing and the markets based on the experiences of professional money managers.

Education: He studied at Columbia Business School in the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship program, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. He is the author of Lessons from the Front Line, a book offering insights on investing and the markets based on the experiences of professional money managers.

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Commentary/ByAuthor/MichaelBrush.aspx

John Chesto

Business Editor
The Patriot Ledger
400 Crown Colony Drive
Quincy, MA 02169

Phone: 617-786-7087

Email: jchesto@ledger.com

Fax: 617-786-7384

Website: www.patriotledger.com

Areas of Practice: Fifteen years of experience in daily newspapers in New England, primarily covering business and government.

Education: BA English, Religion, Wesleyan University; MS, Journalism,Columbia University

Resides In: South Boston

Hobbies: Triathlons; kayaking; music collecting

Greg McBride, CFA

Phone: 561-630-1214

Email: gmcbride@bankrate.com

Fax: 561-625-4251

Website: www.bankrate.com

Areas of Practice: personal finance information and advice, from saving and investing to debt management and how the Fed and the economy impact your finances

Experience: 12+ years in personal finance, beginning in the lending field before moving to Bankrate.com to help consumers make better and more informed financial decisions. Ive presented before audiences at the Federal Reserve Board, the Mortgage Bankers Association, and the Federal Trade Commission.

Education: Chartered Financial Analyst B.S. Finance, University of Florida

Resides In: West Palm Beach, FL

Hobbies: playing with my kids, traveling, reading, watching sports, attending sporting events, being outside enjoying the Florida sunshine

Quote on Money Matters: "As a regular guest on Money Matters since 1999, I've always enjoyed the dialogue with Barry and Brian as we highlight the issues relevant to the financial decisions the listeners are facing today."