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Brian O’Connell

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Doylestown, PA

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University of Massachusetts

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Business Finance, Personal Finance, Retirement

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Education

Brian O’Connell has a bachelors degree in journalism from the University of Massachusetts.

Expertise

As a former Wall Street bond trader and author, he’s covered the financial markets for 20 years, with bylines in Bloomberg, Financial Planning, The Wall Street Journal, TheStreet.com, CNN, US News & World Report, and many other business media platforms. His retirement savings book, “The 401k Millionaire,” was a Barnes and Noble bestseller and a “Book of the Month Club” selection. He also authored the first book in the CNBC financial literacy series, “CNBC’s Creating Wealth.”

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