Irishman in New York. Managing Editor, Advice Columns @MarketWatch. Created The Moneyist. Former Ireland correspondent for @DowJones/@WSJ
Joined April 2009
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18 Apr 2020
"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how."
—Friedrich Nietzsche ❤️
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A story about Jon Snow..
We got my Dad's terrible diagnosis thirty years ago while I was working with Jon. We didn't know each other well then but when Jon caught me crying at work, he asked me what was wrong and he listened and was kind. Then...
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Finally, a new landing page for our original series "Perversion of Justice." miamiherald.com/news/politic…
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Apr 2
Why $4 gas prices feel a lot worse this time around.
The Moneyist: 'Energy prices serve as a barometer for our anxieties.'
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Mar 10
'I have taken care of my disabled brother my entire life. I’m now retired. Going to a matinee feels like a vacation. Am I doing enough?'
The Moneyist: 'If you are your brother’s keeper, he is your keeper too.'
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Feb 24
'My grandpa retired at 70 with $750K after working as a missionary. He finds low-effort ways to make money'
The Moneyist gives two thumbs up to this thrifty retiree: 'Americans spend almost as much on dining out every year as they owe in student debt.'
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Feb 19
'My ex-wife took out a $100K Parent PLUS loan for our son. Am I morally or legally obliged to pay it off?'
The Moneyist: 'This sounds like a financial version of “FOG,” an acronym coined by psychologist Dr. Susan Forward — fear, obligation and guilt.'
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Every time bitcoin crashes, I think about those people who have borrowed against it:
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Jan 2
Here are the most popular Moneyist columns of 2025
Bad executors, greedy friends, inheritances, elder abuse and qualifying for Medicaid featured as the most-read Moneyist columns of the year, writes Quentin Fottrell
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19 Dec 2025
Opinion: Trump says affordability is a ‘hoax,’ but consumers should expect more pain in 2026
The Moneyist: 'It’s been a year of conflicting signals and economic puzzles.'
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19 Nov 2025
‘My retirement is completely in bitcoin. I also borrow against bitcoin. Why don’t more people do what I do?'
The Moneyist: 'Bitcoin is perhaps especially attractive to people who feel they have gotten started late in the day. Hunger is a great sauce.'
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6 Nov 2025
‘He lives paycheck to paycheck’: My husband pays his bills late and sits at home playing on his computer. How do I fix it?
The Moneyist: 'The risk is that you also become his parent, financial manager, accountability coach, bookkeeper and therapist.'
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5 Nov 2025
America is divided into Trump’s pro-billionaires and Mamdani’s anti-billionaires
The Moneyist: 'The pharaohs of ancient Egypt built pyramids in the Valley of Kings. The 21st century Silicon Valley billionaires built vast echo chambers.'
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30 Oct 2025
‘I fear a significant decline in the S&P 500’: Do I sell my tech stocks before it’s too late?
The Moneyist: 'Focusing on an event that may (or may not) happen will distort your perspective and merely create fear.'
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26 Oct 2025
My son’s credit-card company will write off $10K on a $25K debt. Should he accept or declare bankruptcy?
The Moneyist: "Credit-card companies are not ATM machines."
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21 Oct 2025
Why do so many economists fear a 1929-style crash?
The Moneyist: “An apparent similarity between two unrelated events, a parchment-paper test, makes us partial to seemingly endless, overconfident prophesies of disaster.” @quantanamo
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18 Oct 2025
‘My family is having a crisis’: My mom added my brother to her mortgage. He stopped paying. How does she get him off it? trib.al/tWboER3
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11 Oct 2025
I put $3,000 on my credit card during a vacation and my credit score plunged. Does a 30-year history of good credit count for anything?
The Moneyist: 'Don’t take sudden moves in your credit score personally. Your long-term score? Take that personally.'
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10 Oct 2025
How do you forgive yourself for financial mistakes?
The Moneyist responds to a reader: "We make decisions and we learn from them. That is the real return on investment."
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24 Sep 2025
Jimmy Kimmel has now returned to network TV. Other outspoken workers may not be so fortunate.
Yes, your employer can fire you for your views on Charlie Kirk, Jimmy Kimmel and Donald Trump
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17 Sep 2025
‘Am I the biggest loser with the Fed rate cut?’ I’m 68, retired and live off IRAs and Social Security trib.al/Jl9jhGV
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