tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54128843809893644252011-08-03T00:09:18.942-07:00is a financial writer, author, and columnist for the Wall Street JournalBrett Arendsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412884380989364425.post-38634522266477568922010-02-27T18:04:00.000-08:002010-03-16T20:07:21.486-07:00Brett Arends is a financial journalist and author.<div><br /></div><div>He writes for the Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch. His latest book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Storm-Proof-Your-Money-Portfolio/dp/0470482680">Storm Proof Your Money: Weather Any Economy, Rebuild Your Portfolio, Protect Your Future</a>, has just been published by John Wiley &amp; Co.<div><div><div><br /></div><div>Arends writes a personal finance column that appears online at the Journal twice a week. He also writes a business news column once a week for MarketWatch. He has previously worked as a business and finance columnist for the Boston Herald and TheStreet.com, and for a variety of publications in Great Britain including Private Eye and the Daily Mail.</div><div><br /></div><div>He has received a Best in Business award from Society of American Business Writers and Editors, and was part of the Boston Herald business team that won two SABEW awards. </div><div><br /></div><div>Arends was educated at Cambridge University in England, where he received a double First Class honors degree in Modern History, and at Oxford. He is a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and Accredited Asset Management Specialist. </div><div><br /></div><div>(Some) Notable Columns</div><div><ul><li><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703795004575087843144657512.html">When It's OK To Walk Away From Your Home (</a><i><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703795004575087843144657512.html">Feb. 26, 2010)</a></i></li><li><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><a href="ttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704511304575075371105740244.html">What A Wedding Really Costs</a></span><a href="ttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704511304575075371105740244.html"> (Feb. 20, 2010)</a></i></li><li><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704820904575055392244583592.html">The Math On Coupons</a><i><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704820904575055392244583592.html"> (Feb. 9, 2010)</a></i></li><li><i><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704423204575017592940004712.html">The Terminator Defends California's Munis (Jan. 22, 2010)</a></i></li><li><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704586504574654673186751100.html">On California, Don't Believe The Hype</a><i><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704586504574654673186751100.html"> (Jan. 13, 2010)</a></i></li><li><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123696727736421823.html">Dollar Cost Averaging Through The Downturn (Mar. 16, 2009)</a></li><li><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123610542536621007.html">Will Value Investors Win The Day?</a><i><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123610542536621007.html"> (Mar. 4, 2009)</a></i></li><li><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123496164349010625.html">Don't Bail Out of the Market. Rebalance.</a><i><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123496164349010625.html"> (Feb. 18, 2009)</a></i></span></i></li><li><a href="http://www.thestreet.com/story/10362142/options-trade-cost-steve-jobs-4-billion.html">Options Trade Cost Steve Jobs $4 Billion</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thestreet.com/story/10358370/1/john-edwards-stakes-his-claim-on-pirate-booty.html">John Edwards Stakes His Claim on Pirate Booty</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thestreet.com/story/10355637/jeb-bush-joins-the-tenet-gravy-train.html">Jeb Bush Joins The Tenet Gravy Train</a></li><li><a href="http://archives2.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Number=3317845">FEMA Head Brown Fired From Last Job</a> </li></ul></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5412884380989364425-3863452226647756892?l=brettarends2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brett Arendsnoreply@blogger.com