What is a financial consultant and what do they do?
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Oct 16, 2023
Brian Baker, CFA
Former Senior Writer, Investing and Retirement
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16Years of experience
EXPERTISE
- Investing
- Wealth management
- Behavioral finance
- Stock analysis and valuation
EDUCATION
- CFA Institute
- Bachelor of Arts, Finance, Michigan State University
- Master of Science, Journalism, Northwestern University
Brian Baker, CFA, covered investing and retirement for Bankrate. He previously worked in equity research at Diamond Hill Capital Management and is a CFA Charterholder. His work has appeared online in various publications including MarketWatch, Fortune, the Omaha World-Herald, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Detroit News, MSN and Yahoo Finance. He also serves on the Investment Task Force for the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing.
Prior to joining Bankrate, he covered mergers and acquisitions for MLex Market Insight in Washington, D.C. Baker is passionate about helping people make sense of complicated financial topics so that they can better plan for their financial futures.
Readers can rely on his articles to learn more about a variety of investing topics such as how to start investing, investing through mutual funds, when to sell a stock and how investors can manage their emotions.
Baker’s passion for investing developed in college after reading about the success of long-term investors like Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger.
Investing can be intimidating, but following some basic principles can put you on the path to achieving your financial goals.
— Brian Baker, CFA
Brian's latest articles
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Survey: Market pros see 10-year Treasury yield declining over the coming year
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Survey: 22% of Americans haven’t contributed to their retirement savings in the last year
How Americans save for retirement and tips on meeting your retirement goals.
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How to avoid emotional investing
Being emotional can lead to poor investment decisions. Here’s how you can avoid that.
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7 tips to build wealth in your 30s
Your 30s can bring some big life events. We’ll show you how to save and invest in order to tackle your goals.
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Bullish vs. bearish investors: What’s the difference?
What do charging bulls and roaring bears have to do with investing? Here’s what it means to be bullish or bearish.
3 min read Sep 08, 2023 -
1 in 6 retirees are considering returning to work: How remote work can help
Remote work can help make the transition back to work seamless.
5 min read Sep 04, 2023
