Our editorial team covers news related to the financial services job market and compensation as well as offering expert opinion on issues related to careers in the financial sector.

They also produce specialist advice articles on applications and CVs, career coaching, interviews and qualifications for professionals working in banking and finance.

Fred Yager

Fred Yager is the editor of eFinancialCareers, North America. A veteran journalist, Fred has written for the Associated Press, CBS News, and Fox Television as well as numerous newspapers, magazines and websites. The author or co-author of two non-fiction career books and five novels, Fred has a BA in Psychology from CCNY and a Certificate in Film Production from NYU. Fred began his professional writing career as an embedded “war correspondent” in Vietnam following two semesters at the Defense Information School where he majored in journalism and broadcasting. Along with journalism, Fred was also Vice President Corporate Communications for Merrill Lynch and President of Merrill Lynch Television.

Nancy Weng

Nancy Weng is an editorial assistant for eFinancialCareers, North America. Born and raised in San Diego, Nancy received her bachelor’s degree in English and Film & Media Studies from the University of Rochester in 2011. She is the author of two young adult novels titled Perfect Life and Invisible.

J.R Brandstrader

J.R. Brandstrader is contributing editor to Barron’s, whose articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the New York Daily News and Scientific America. She has been a scriptwriter Wall Street Journal Radio and Associated Press and taught the newspaper workshop at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.

Emma Johnson

Emma Johnson is an award-winning business and finance journalist whose articles have appeared in the The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, Success, Forbes, MSN Money, Psychology Today, and Wired. A former newspaper and Associated Press reporter, Emma is a contributing writer to Success magazine.

Bob Namar

Bob Namar, a former editor for Wall Street and Madison Avenue firms, specializes in creating content regarding business communication, finance and professional sports. From his outpost in New Jersey, Bob contributes to social and professional publications and has developed a unique take on advertising and communication he promotes in his blog NAMARketing.

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