Melissa Phipps

Melissa Phipps is financial writer and editor with more than 15 years of experience covering retirement planning, investing, wealth management, charitable giving and small business topics. She has written for The New York Times, Today.com, iVillage, Glamour, Inc, Worth, Robb Report, Institutional Investor, the American Lawyer, and Financial Planning.

Melissa spent several years in charge of Worth magazine’s popular annual “Best Financial Advisors” list, several more years running About.com’s money and small business site, and even a few early years trying to make it as a comic actress Off-Off Broadway. She currently lives and works in Los Angeles, and is married with two kids.