About The Simple Dollar

Julie Myhre-Nunes has been working in the personal finance space for over 10 years. She has overseen editorial teams at NextAdvisor.com, Interest.com, and Million Mile Secrets. Julie’s personal finance expertise has been featured on Fox Business, The Boston Globe and CNBC, while her writing has been published by USA Today, Business Insider, and Wired Insights, among others.

Adam Morgan is a senior editor at The Simple Dollar who’s covered finance and culture for 15 years. He developed the Simple Dollar’s proprietary scoring metric — the SimpleScore — and founded the annual Simple Dollar Awards. He is a former contributing editor to Bankrate and NextAdvisor.com, and his writing has been featured in The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The AV Club, and elsewhere.

Trent Hamm founded The Simple Dollar in 2006 and still writes a daily column on personal finance. He’s the author of three books published by Simon & Schuster and Financial Times Press, has contributed to Business Insider, US News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, and Lifehacker, and his financial advice has been featured in The New York Times, TIME, Forbes, The Guardian, and elsewhere.

Carlos Jimenez is the Head of Partnerships & Growth for The Simple Dollar. He has 7+ years of financial services experience spanning credit cards, insurance products and wealth management services. Carlos began his career at J.P. Morgan in New York City and has worked on various industry-leading financial services focused websites including Bankrate, Interest and The Simple Dollar. Carlos graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Finance and Marketing.

Kat Wallner, our Head of Marketing, started her career in global marketing with Bank of America when launching their Better Money Habits program. Since then she has lead marketing teams for digital brands focused on financial services, insurance, and more, including Bankrate and MyMove. Before joining The Simple Dollar, she was leading website strategy across a multi-million dollar online insurance portfolio. Kat graduated from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill with a degree in Business and Journalism.

Paola McConnie, our Financial Services Lead, has over 8 years of financial services experience across regulatory rules impacting futures, options, and vendor management. Paola began her career at Goldman Sachs in New York City and has worked on various industry-leading financial services websites including Bankrate, The Simple Dollar and Interest. Paola graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a B.S. in Accounting.

Taylor Leamey is a personal finance reporter at The Simple Dollar who specializes in personal loans, student loans, mortgages, renters, and financial policy. Her reporting has also been featured at CreditCards.com, Interest.com, Reviews.com, MyMove.com, and elsewhere.

Danika Miller is a personal finance reporter at The Simple Dollar who specializes in banking, savings, budgeting, home insurance, and auto insurance. Her reporting has also been featured at CreditCards.com, Reviews.com, and elsewhere.

Angelica Leicht is an editor at The Simple Dollar who specializes in mortgages, mortgage refinancing, home equity loans, and HELOCs. She is a former contributing editor to Interest.com and PersonalLoans.org.

Courtney Mihocik is an editor at The Simple Dollar who specializes in personal loans, student loans, auto loans, and debt consolidation loans. She is a former writer and contributing editor to Interest.com, PersonalLoans.org, and elsewhere.

Nasha Addarich is an editor at The Simple Dollar and a former attorney who specializes in home insurance, auto insurance, life insurance, and savings. She is a former contributing editor to Reviews.com.

Andrea Perez is an editor at The Simple Dollar who leads our news and opinion coverage. She specializes in financial policy, banking, and investing.