Mr. Sincere

Mr. Sincere (Michael Sincere) is a MarketWatch columnist and financial author with more than two decades of experience making complex investing ideas accessible to everyday readers.

He has written 10 nonfiction books on investing and personal finance, including two McGraw-Hill bestsellers—"Understanding Stocks" and "Understanding Options"—each of which has sold more than 100,000 copies and been translated into 13 languages.

His other titles include "Help Your Child Build Wealth" (Wiley), "Bear Market Strategies for Beginners," and "How to Sell Covered Calls."

Over his career he has interviewed legendary investors Peter Lynch and John Bogle, traders William O'Neil and Linda Raschke, and personal finance voices Suze Orman and Robert Kiyosaki. He has appeared on CNBC, ABC's "World News Now," and dozens of national radio programs.

Before becoming a full-time writer, he was a teacher—an experience that shapes everything he writes.